Top Ten Questions relating to Newmarket Lease Extensions

  • My wife has an apartment based in Newmarket which we are about to put on the market. The leasehold has circa sixety four years left on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. Can you please assist on how we commence arranging a lease extension? Many thanks.
  • I am looking into the costs of carrying out a lease extension for my one bed flat in Newmarket, and would like some figures on that.
  • I am thinking about whether to purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Newmarket and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £3k to extend the lease. I will be doing a refinance with National Westminster Bank to free up equity. The broker handling the remortgage suggested I get two quotes : one for the lease extension and one for outright purchase .The lease began in 1981 and since then the ground rent has been raised from £15.00 per annum to £125 per year.
  • I own a leasehold flat in Newmarket. I have built a large extension and have not informed the freeholder. What should I do?
  • My leasehold flat in Newmarket is up for sale and I have a hopefully firm offer. There is 82 years to run on the lease and I want to extend the lease. How much does it cost on average to extend in this area by, say,fifty years
  • We have owned a leasehold flat for about eighteen years. There are seventy six years outstanding on the lease. Following a year of difficult negotiations through my conveyancing practitioners and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the freeholder. I am at a decision point on whether to accept it or go to a Tribunal and would welcome advice.
  • We would like to know the cost of a lease extension valuation for a property based in Newmarket. Is this something you can help us with?
  • Just been over two years that I have owned my three bedroom ground floor purpose built flat in Newmarket. I have 73 yrs unexpired lease on the lease. I am now wanting to purchase a share of freehold or extend my lease. I acquired the property for 342K, it is now roughly 450k. I understand that 90 years is the period most people extend. I spoke to my property lawyers about the process, he answered most of my questions but just have one left: In terms of surveyors - how do I go about finding one?
  • Just a quick question, how much does it cost for a lease extension on a residential property in Newmarket for a three bed flat - sec 42 is already in place?
  • My aunt knows that others in the same block previously had a lease extension, and the landlord seemed amenable. Therefore is seems worth taking risk of not having formal survey and calculate the initial offer on previous prices . This would save on double valuation fees. Would you suggest this course of action?
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