Top Ten Questions relating to North Finchley Lease Extensions

  • I acquired a three bedroom ground floor purpose built maisonette in North Finchley that I am finding difficult to sell as a result of the lease requiring a lease extension. Are you willing to help me with this situation ?
  • I am the owner of a maisonnette together with the freehold of both flats. The owners of the upstairs flat have asked for a lease extension what do I need to do?
  • We bought a leasehold with a landlord who has failed to respond by way of a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in North Finchley and looking to do a vesting order. Is this something you can help us with?
  • I need to talk to you about a leasehold property in North Finchley, I am thinking of buying at auction in the next few days. The flat only has a few years outstanding and I was wondering about what it would cost to get a lease extension and for your services.
  • I have my suspicions that my niece might be having the wool pulled over her eyes. She put in an offer on a one bedroom apartment in North Finchley, where the lease is approximately 75 years but she was informed by the estate agents that the homeowner had extended it to 125 years. She has now been informed the current owner was waiting for her to retain lawyers ahead of instigating the lease extension. Sounds odd to me, also it may take months to sort it all out. What do you think?
  • I am a freeholder of a block of flats in North Finchley, and the leaseholders are in the process of being granted lease extensions. I anticipate receiving funds within a month or so. As I am not on self assessment do I contact HMRC ?
  • I have a share of the freehold. There are three apartments in the house. All the leaseholders are now requiring lease extensions. What are the timescales to grant a lease extension?
  • We would like to extend our lease. We will have been in the place for two years as of 1st April 2015. It has around 55 years remaining currently. Hoping to get a lease extension by way of an additional 90 years as expeditiously and stress free as is reasonably achievable.
  • I intend to buy a one bed flat in North Finchley for asking price of 156k, which has 70 years lease left on it. Seller doesn't want to extend the lease for even if I were to pay the money to the seller. My question is: If landlord does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of a valuer, how lengthy and difficult is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • Hello I am the freeholder title in a 2 bedroom flat in North Finchley. The leaseholder has a 72 year lease and would like to purchase an additional 90 years. He is offering me £18,000 but I am not sure if this is a correct amount

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