Frequently asked questions relating to Richmond Upon Thames Lease Extensions

  • So this is the scenario: I bought a three bed flat in Richmond Upon Thames that I am now unable to sell due to the lease needing a lease extension. Can you please help me with this situation ?
  • My wife has an apartment based in Richmond Upon Thames which we are about to put on the market. The leasehold has around fivety seven years left on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. I am after more information on how we commence arranging a lease extension? Many thanks.
  • I am in need of a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I would like to buy. It has seventy two years left.
  • Hi. I need someone to have a look at my lease extension prior to it being formalised just to ensure there's nothing that I haven't seen - it's just a surrender and regrant with a few minor variations.
  • I bought a three bed flat based in Richmond Upon Thames with a leasehold unexpired of seventy eight years. I am enquiring about how much I will need to spend to extend my leasehold
  • This flat I have in mind requires only ground rent. Long lease so no lease extension required. I have asked the estate agents as to what happens to building insurance and responsibility for communal areas and if one of the two flats which make up the property wants to make alterations.They said they did not know. I cannot see how one could get buildings insurance for the whole building shared with another flat, either downstairs or upstairs. I do need to clarify things like this before I undertake all the expenses involved in purchasing a property I feel. Do freeholders actually supply their own insurance?
  • I'm thinking of purchasing a garden flat (leasehold) but the freeholder has been absent for around 15yrs. My question is would it be cheaper to try to buy the freehold or to get a lease extension and apply for right to manage?
  • My neighbours and I are in a block containing three flats in Richmond Upon Thames and have been offered to buy the freehold for £5000 per flat rather than go for lease extensions. We are all in agreement that we want to do this but how do we get started and what is the likely cost?
  • We are considering buying a studio flat in Richmond Upon Thames which is a leasehold. I am wondering what are the pros and cons of that - what occurs when lease expires, the cost of a lease extension, can the freeholder of the land evict me from my own flat and block me from extending the lease?
  • I am in need of a lease extension for my flat in Richmond Upon Thames and was advised previously that I must get the funds readily available, is this the case or can I start the process beforehand?

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