Questions and Answers: Old Windsor Lease Extensions

  • I need to extend my existing lease can you assist? My investigation with the Land Registry reveal that it has 74 years unexpired
  • I wondered if you could help me on the likely expense and the optimum way to start the lease extension process? I have slightly more than seventy years outstanding and I own a one bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette in Old Windsor.
  • My mortgage lender requires a £600 fee for their conveyancing practitioners to approve the lease extension deed for my flat in Old Windsor... I can find no reference of this in my mortgage literature... is this a normal charge?
  • We are looking to extend our lease. We will have been in the flat for 2 years as of 21st May 2016. It has just under sixety one years remaining currently. Hoping to get a lease extension by way of an additional 90 years as quickly and stress free as is reasonably achievable.
  • I am the freeholder of a Georgian 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 eight years. What are my next steps?
  • We are acquiring a one bedroom second floor purpose built flat in Old Windsor which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was starting to get low so the seller is in the process of extending the lease. The vendor 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 house buying process is for our property lawyers to do a pre-completion search on the lease. The problem here is that as a lease extension has been submitted we've been told by our conveyancing practitioners it may not be possible to do this "priority search" right now as the new property title number has not been issued. Is it correct that we have to hold on until the lease extension has actually been registered before completing.?
  • We are hoping to buy a property (a studio flat located inOld Windsor with share of freehold). Throughout our search, we were always looking at apartments that had a minimum eighty five years unexpired. We identified a apartment we fell in love with and the estate agent promised us that the lease term was not an issue. This morning our lawyers advised us the lease only has 68 years and thus needs a lease extension. Should we run away, or should we lower our offer by the estimated difference in value resulting from the short lease term setting aside that money to cover the lease extension?
  • I'm hoping for some help with regard to a lease extension on my maisonette. I'll be looking to do this sometime next year as we have to move then. Unfortunately the current lease is now very short and therefore I'm guessing it'll be expensive to extend. I'm also thinking that I'll probably have to go down the tribunal route. Should I look to extend it now or wait until I sell my place and have it all tied in with the property sale?
  • We are concerned about seeking a lease extension from a difficult landlord. Notwithstanding that the legal procedures were followed under the appropriate legislation, the landlord still attempted to get ground rent of £300 increasing by 100% every 25 years of the new lease. Can you help?
  • I have sixety six years remaining on my lease of a ground floor flat in Old Windsor, the Landlord requires a £25k premium for a statutory lease extension of 90yrs. I am looking for advice on whether this amount is acceptable
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