Recently asked questions relating to Ottershaw Lease Extensions

  • I have shares in the freehold of 2 blocks of flats comprising of 8 flats each. 2 of the leaseholders want to extend their leases and I'm enquiring about the the process
  • I am looking for a lease extension on the lease on my studio flat in Ottershaw which will have sixety nine years outstanding in November. What fees do you charge for this?
  • I am looking for a in Ottershaw and they should be on the Halifax approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and refinance at the same time. Are you able to recommend a ?
  • I am about to put an offer in on a ground floor flat in Ottershaw with a lease of seventy seven years but have no idea how much it will cost me to renew so I can put in an offer given to future cost of a lease extension.
  • I plan on buying a flat located in Ottershaw. The offer is subject to the lease extension. The owner’s has given to the freeholder the Notice of Claim. Once this notice has been accepted by the freeholder, it is possible for the lessee to assign the benefit of that notice to me, the buyer, so that the buyer “stands in the shoes” of the Lessee, so to speak. I was wondering if this could be a problem for the mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society. Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?
  • 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 would like some guidance on leasehold property buying. We plan to buy a 1920s detached house which is leasehold property is there any problem involved or hidden costs. Is it safe to buy a leasehold house in Ottershaw area with a loft extension..We are really concerned as we are first time buyers...Please advise if we want to sublet the property?
  • Me and my sister have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our 2 bed flat in Ottershaw. We have a 54 year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has provided us with a premium amount that she is happy with to accept for the extension of the lease, which we are happy with as well and wish to proceed. All we need now is a to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on the lease extension.
  • We wanted an estimate on the cost of a lease extension and a few more questions answered regarding a lease extension for my garden flat in Ottershaw
  • I have a lease of 71 years remaining on my flat in Ottershaw. We are looking for a lease extension, so we contacted our freehold company and they came back with a quote that was double the amount and half the extension time that the lease extension calculator provided. Is there anyway, without racking up a huge legal bill, we can ask the freehold company to provide their computation of the amount and how they derived to it?

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