Top Ten Questions relating to Nunhead Lease Extensions

  • I need to extend my current lease can you assist? I think it has sixety nine years left
  • I want to purchase a leasehold property and lease extension. The flat owner has been there for four years and will sign the notice. He will let me have the notice on exchange and then I will serve it in the landlord. Is this OK ?
  • I am looking to purchase a ground floor flat in Nunhead with a lease of seventy two years but unsure how much I will have to spend to renew so I can put in an offer given to future cost of a lease extension.
  • I would like to have my residential flat leasehold extension premium assessed. The flat is in Nunhead, and my lease will reach 65 years this August. Could you advise me about the costs and time-frame to obtain an appraisal? Also, do you represent your clients at the Tribunal court?
  • I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Nunhead. The lease has only sixety four years outstanding and ground rent is £25. Is it possible for the flat owner to serve the Initial Notice 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 is legal but will it be very time consuming to the vendor? Unfortunately the landlord can not be found, so I am not sure how does it work.
  • My apartment in Nunhead is up for sale and I have a hopefully firm offer. There is 79 years remaining on the lease and I want to extend the lease. How much does it cost on average to extend in this area by, say,35 years
  • We are looking to extend our lease. We will have been in the place for two years as of 22nd Jan 2015. It has roughly seventy nine years remaining currently. Hoping to get a lease extension by way of an additional 90 years as quickly and stress free as possible.
  • I an interested in finding out more about leasehold property buying. We intend to buy a link detached house which is leasehold property is there any problem involved or hidden costs. Is it safe to buy a leasehold house in Nunhead area with a loft extension..We are really concerned as we are first time buyers...Please advise if we want to sublet the property?
  • We are acquiring a 2 bed flat in Nunhead which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was starting to get low so the vendor commenced extending the lease. The seller’s lawyer has submitted the lease extension paperwork which will result in the registration of a new lease at the land registry. A crucial aspect of the conveyancing process is for our solicitors to do OS1 search on the property title. The problem here is that as a lease extension has been submitted we've been told by our solicitors it may not be possible to do this "priority search" right now as the new lease title number is not known. Is it right that we must be patient until the new lease is registered?
  • My wife and I are worried about getting a lease extension from a difficult landlord. Even though the correct procedures were followed under the 1993 Act, the landlord still tried to charge ground rent of £200 increasing by 100% every twenty five years of the new term. Can you help?
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