Top Ten Questions relating to Shortlands Lease Extensions

  • I need to extend my existing lease can you help me with that? I think it has sixety five years residual lease term
  • I am about to put an offer in on a three bed flat in Shortlands with a lease of sixety 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.
  • We hope to sell our maisonette in Shortlands but we may need to extend the lease, or at least cover the expense of our purchaser. Are you able to help me find a to undertake the legal formalities?
  • The terms for the lease on my flat in Shortlands are 101 years from 14 Sep 1989. Please provide me a quote for a lease extension if I give you more specifics please?
  • My mortgage provider is requesting a £450 fee for their for a "deed of substituted security" for the lease extension for my flat in Shortlands... I can find no mention of this in my mortgage literature... is this a normal cost that they charge?
  • My husband and I have a first floor flat in Shortlands with fivety six years unexpired. Last year we were quoted a deal to have a lease extension for a further 25 years but also uplift the ground rent from nominal to £200 per year..plus a premium I think of about 16k. Finally we have decided to move forward but do we now have to renegotiate?
  • I am the freeholder of a Victorian property split into two flats. I reside in the upper flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current 77 years. What are my next steps?
  • My wife and I have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our garden flat in Shortlands. We have a seventy four year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has supplied us with a financial figure that he 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 our behalf.
  • I'm seeking some help concerning extending the lease on my apartment. I'll be looking to do this in six months time as we need to move then. Unfortunately the current lease is now very short and therefore I'm guessing it'll be expensive to extend. I'm also thinking that I'll probably have to go down the tribunal route. Do I look to extend it now or wait until I sell my place and have it all tied in with the property sale?
  • Are you able to provide an estimate to extend my aunt’s lease on a garden flat in Shortlands. She recently got a figure from the landlord for a lease extension but I am not sure it is too expensive.

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