Sevenoaks Lease Extensions

FAQs concerning Sevenoaks Lease Extensions

I need to negotiate a lease extension for a flat in Sevenoaks and want to use a local . Is there a that you can recommend?

I'm intending to make an offer on a house in Sevenoaks but I'm concerned about it being leasehold. Do you know what title absolute means and is this regarding the lease? Also, we have asked to see a copy of the lease but the homeowner said they might not have it. We are worried about restrictions, and dont know what to do. We have also been approved for the mortgage but the lender doesn't know its leasehold. Do houses qualify for lease extension? Will this affect Nationwide Building Society giving us the mortgage now?

I am looking to buy a studio flat in Sevenoaks with a lease of sixety three years but have no idea how much I will have to spend to renew so I can put in an offer given to future cost of a lease extension.

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 have contacted my freeholder for a lease extension for my flat in Sevenoaks. Her has been in contact concerning fees etc. I need a ball park figure for dealing with the legalities to secure a lease extension. The apartment currently has a 99 YR lease which started December 1992.

I am deliberating whether to purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Sevenoaks and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £3k to extend the lease. I plan to simultaneously get a new mortgage with TSB to release of equity. The adviser dealing with the remortgage suggested I get two estimates : one for the lease extension and one for the freehold acquisition .The lease started in 1981 and since then the ground rent has increased from £25.00 per year to £200 per annum.

Last year I purchased a leasehold apartment in Sevenoaks. I have built a big extension and have not informed my leaseholder. What should I do?

Me and my wife have owned a leasehold flat for about twenty years. It now has sixety five years left on the lease. Following a year of protracted negotiations through my and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the freeholder. I now have to make a decision as to whether to accept it or go to a Tribunal and would welcome some independent thoughts.

We would like to know the cost of a lease extension valuation for a property based in Sevenoaks. Is this something you can assist us with?

I have a lease of 57 years remaining on my flat in Sevenoaks. 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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