Recently asked questions relating to Longford Lease Extensions

  • I am looking for a solicitors in Longford and they need to be on the Nationwide Building Society approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and remortgage at the same time. Are you able to recommend a conveyancers ?
  • I own a maisonnette and the freehold title. My upstairs neighbours have asked for a lease extension what do I need to do?
  • The intention is to sell our one bed flat in Longford but we may need to extend the lease, or at least cover the costs of our buyers. Are you able to suggest someone to undertake the legal formalities?
  • I am a first time buyer of a leasehold flat in Longford. The lease has just 67 years outstanding and ground rent is £25. Is it possible for the owner to serve the Notice of Claim and then transfer this right to me as the buyer once I complete the buying process so that I don't have to wait for the 2 year requisite period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this may be possible but will it be very time costly to the homeowner? Unfortunately it’s the case of an missing freeholder, so I am not sure how this will play out.
  • I am concerned that my daughter might be having the wool pulled over her eyes. She submitted an offer on a ground floor flat in Longford, where the lease is slightly less seventy four years but she was advised by the estate agents that the owner had extended it to 125 years. She has now been told the homeowner was waiting for her to retain lawyers ahead of instigating the lease extension. Seems unscrupulous, also it will take time to sort it all out. Am I reading too much into it?
  • Just a quick one, how much are the legal fees for a lease extension on a residential property in Longford for a two bed flat - section 42 having been issued?
  • My sister is worried about seeking a lease extension from a difficult freeholder. Notwithstanding that the correct procedures were adhered to under the appropriate legislation, the landlord still tried to charge ground rent of £300 increasing by 100% every twenty five years of the new lease. Can you assist?
  • We currently own a two bedroom second floor purpose built flat in Longford and are looking to sell it this year so we can carry out some improvements on our family home. I checked the lease and it has sixety eight years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 15k plus to get a lease extension. Can you offer some advice on this? Do I contact the freeholder first and will they be able to give me a cost?
  • I have sixety eight years remaining on my lease of a ground floor flat in Longford, the Landlord requires a £25k premium for a statutory lease extension of 90yrs. I am looking for advice on whether this amount is too high
  • We have a one bedroom apartment in Longford with a lease of fivety five years left with a value of around £290000 we want to add 125 years to it, how much is that likely to cost?
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