Questions and Answers: Old St Mellons Lease Extensions

  • I have shares in the freehold of buildings comprising of six flats each. Two of the leasehold owners want a lease extension and I'm enquiring about the procedure for this
  • My wife has a flat located in Old St Mellons which we are about to put on the market. The leasehold has roughly 66 years outstanding on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. I am after more information on how we get started on a lease extension? Many thanks.
  • I am looking for a in Old St Mellons and they should be on the HSBC Bank approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and remortgage at the same time. Are you able to recommend a ?
  • We are the registered owners of a leasehold with a landlord who has failed to give us a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Old St Mellons and looking to do a vesting order. Is this something you can do for us?
  • I have my suspicions that my daughter might be having the wool pulled over her eyes. She put in an offer on a studio flat in Old St Mellons, where the lease is circa sixety three years but she was advised by the estate agents that the owner had extended it to 125 years. Only now has she been informed the seller was holding off for her to appoint conveyancers ahead of instigating the lease extension. Seems underhand, also it could take time to sort it all out. What do you think?
  • I am thinking about acquiring an auction property and came upon a two bed flat in Old St Mellons. It has just 41 year lease..the seller as mortgagees in possession will not want to mess around with seeking a lease extension..what are the drawbacks of this except for the expensive fee to put a new lease on it and reduced chance of obtaining a mortgage with Platform Home Loans Ltd?
  • We are looking to extend our lease. We will have been in the property for two years as of 6th May 2016. It has just over 59 years remaining currently. Hoping to get a lease extension by another 90 years as quickly and stress free as is reasonably achievable.
  • My (separately handling my lease extension) said I need a licence to alter given that I wish to carry out a loft extension to my property. Is this strictly required given that I have a share of the freehold. I've informally discussed the loft conversion with my co-freeholder some time ago and he had no objection once I reassured him that if my builder damages the roof I won't expect the co-freeholder to pay for future repairs to the roof. Assuming I need formal consent should I get the licence to alter and then start the lease extension process?
  • I am the freeholder of a 1930’s property split into two apartments. I live in the top floor flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current seventy seven years. What are my next steps?
  • I am planning on remortgaging my ground floor flat in Old St Mellons and the bank that I am looking to move to requires a minimum 85 years on the leasehold of my property in order for them to progress matters. We currently have around sixety five years on the leasehold so looking for some advice, guidance, and some quotes to get the wheels in motion for a lease extension

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