Questions and Answers: Rochester Lease Extensions

  • Hello, I just randomly found this website. I'm looking for prices on what it cost to extend a lease of a one bedroom apartment in Rochester. It's up for sale at the moment but has about 63 years of unexpired leasehold
  • My partner has an apartment located in Rochester which we have just put on the market. The leasehold has circa 60 years left on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. Can you please assist on how we commence arranging a lease extension? Thank you.
  • I am in need of a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I would like to purchase. It has 55 years unexpired.
  • I have been in touch with my freeholder to extend my lease for my flat in Rochester. Her has been in contact with costs etc. I need a ball park figure for dealing with the legalities to secure a lease extension. The flat currently has a 99 YR lease which started June 1986.
  • I am going to purchase a flat located in Rochester. My offer is subject to the lease extension. The flat owner’s has given to the freeholder the Section 42 Notice. 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 Clydesdale. Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?
  • My dad has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in Rochester. House converted into three apartments. He has a lease, which has around seventy seven years unexpired lease. How much would it cost for a lease extension and how many years would he need to extend by?
  • Just a quick question, how much is the premium payable for a lease extension on a residential property in Rochester for a three bed flat - section 42 is already in place?
  • I am currently in the process of remortgaging my three bedroom first floor purpose built flat in Rochester and the bank that I am looking to switch to requires at least 80 years on the leasehold of my property in order for them to take the mortgage forward. We currently have around seventy four years on the leasehold so require some advice, guidance, and some quotes to get the wheels in motion for a lease extension
  • I was hoping you might be able to tell me the process of how to apply for a lease extension for my garden flat in Rochester
  • Do you handle lease extensions on land? (a plot of land in Rochester with 82yrs remaining)

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