Top Ten Questions relating to Oswestry Lease Extensions

  • Me and my wife are looking for lease extension for our leasehold house based in Oswestry and we are confused by the communication that we received from our freehold company. Are you able to assist us with this situation?
  • My husband agreed with the landlord for a lease extension on our flat in Oswestry, 17.5k for another 90yrs. How long will it take ?
  • I inherited a flat in Oswestry with a leasehold unexpired roughly 73 years and need a lease extension. Please can you advise me of the next steps
  • I am about to put an offer in on a ground floor flat in Oswestry with a lease of 63 years but unsure what it will cost me to renew so I can put in an offer given to future cost of a lease extension.
  • I own a maisonnette and the freehold reversion. The owners of the upstairs flat have asked for a lease extension what do I need to do?
  • We own a leasehold with a landlord who has failed to respond by way of a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Oswestry and are therefore considering the option of a vesting order. Is this something you can help us with?
  • I would like some guidance on leasehold property buying. We hope to buy a semi detached house which is leasehold property is there any problem involved or hidden costs. What are the downsides of purchasing a leasehold house in Oswestry area with a loft extension..We are really concerned as we are first time buyers...Please advise if we want to rent out the property?
  • Although I do not need a lease extension but I do need a vesting order on a property I want to purchase in Oswestry. The house is freehold but the garden is officially leasehold, 1000 year lease from 1889. Its the garden area.
  • My OH and I are purchasing a ground floor flat in Oswestry which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was on the short side so the seller commenced extending the lease. The owner has submitted the lease extension paperwork which will result in the registration of a new lease at the land registry. An essential part of the house buying process is for our to do OS1 search on the lease. The problem here is that as a lease extension has been submitted we've been told by our 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 pending registration of the new lease?
  • My friend is aware that others in the same building had already had a lease extension, and the freeholder seemed amenable. Therefore is seems worth taking risk of not having formal survey and calculate the initial offer on previous premiums paid . This would save on double valuation charges. Is this advisable?

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