FAQs concerning Mersea Island Lease Extensions

  • I agreed with the head landlord to a lease extension on our flat located in Mersea Island, 15.5k for a further 90yrs. How long is the process ?
  • My name´s Alex. I’m flat hunting in Mersea Island I'm thinking about offering on a three bed flat online, with nearly 56 years remaining, how much will it likely cost to extend in this area by, say, twenty years?
  • We have seen a house for sale for £195k and we are very keen on but we've just found out that it is leasehold. There are 928 years remaining so a lease extension is not an issue. We didn't know what this meant but the internet suggests we wouldn't own the land or property, just the lease to live there. Is this correct? We wouldn't want to pay a mortgage for 25 years without owning the property. Any help would be much appreciated.
  • I am looking for a lawyers in Mersea Island and they should be on the Skipton Building Society approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and remortgage at the same time. Can you recommend a solicitors ?
  • I am in need of a lease extension for my flat in Mersea Island and was advised previously that I must get the funds readily available, is this the case or can I start the process beforehand?
  • I own a purpose-built flat in a small block in Mersea Island. The leasehold interest in the flat on a 101 year lease which commenced on 1 March 1969 with a non-reviewable ground rent of £25 per annum. I would like to obtain a lease extension. Is it possible for me to talk with someone to discuss my options please?
  • My dad has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in Mersea Island. House converted into three apartments. He has a lease, which has nearly 78 yrs unexpired lease. How much would it cost for a lease extension and how many years would he need to extend by?
  • Even though I may not need a lease extension but I do require a vesting order on a property I want to acquire in Mersea Island. The house is freehold but the garden is officially leasehold, Nine hundred and ninety nine year lease from 1854. Its the garden area.
  • I am the registered freeholder of a couple of flats. Someone has the lease on the ground flat in Mersea Island. I reside in the top flat. I was looking at the land registry documents recently when I noticed that my flat is leasehold. There is sixety two years remaining. Is it possible to carry out a lease extension without retaining a conveyancing practitioners?
  • We know that others in the same block had already had a lease extension, and the freeholder was reasonable. It therefore appears worth taking risk of not having formal survey and calculate the initial offer on on the premiums paid by others . This would save on double valuation charges. Would you recommend this course of action?
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