Top Ten Questions relating to Sneyd Park Lease Extensions

  • I have just acquired a one bed flat based inSneyd Park and I'm considering extending the lease as soon as possible e.g. after 24 months of ownership
  • I have got a leasehold flat in the Sneyd Park area and was enquiring whether I could obtain a lease extension. What are your processes and charges. Has 60 years balance left
  • The intention is to sell our three bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette in Sneyd Park but we may need to extend the lease, or at least cover the costs of our purchaser. Are you able to recommend someone to help us?
  • I need to talk to you about a flat in Sneyd Park, I am considering buying at auction next week. The flat has a short lease and I am curious about what it would cost to get a lease extension and for your services.
  • I'm looking for an apartment to purchase in Sneyd Park and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold arrangement. I've found a maisonette I like with a 90 years lease. I've read that I can get a lease extension after a couple of years, but:- Should I be looking at some conditions that would prevent me for getting a lease extension?
  • I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Sneyd Park. The lease has only 55 years unexpired and ground rent is £50. Is it possible for the flat owner to serve the Section 42 Notice and then assign this right to me as the purchaser once I complete the buying process so that I don't have to wait for the two year requisite period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this is achievable but will it be very time consuming to the owner? Unfortunately the freeholder can not be found, so I am not sure how does it work.
  • We have a ground floor flat in Sneyd Park with seventy one years left. Last year we were quoted a deal to receive a lease extension for a further thirty years but also increase ground rent from nominal to a little more..plus a premium I think of approximately 14k. We have now decided to go ahead but do we now have to start the negotiations again?
  • My husband and I are considering buying a one bed flat in Sneyd Park which is a leasehold. I am wondering what are the advantages and disadvantages of that - what occurs when lease expires, the cost of a lease extension, can the freeholder of the property evict me from my own flat and prevent me from extending the lease?
  • My husband and I would like to know the cost of a lease extension valuation for a property based in Sneyd Park. Would you be able to help?
  • We know that others in the same building had already had a lease extension, and the freeholder was reasonable. Therefore is seems worth taking risk of avoiding a formal survey and base the initial offer on on the prices by others . This would save on double valuation fees. Would you recommend such a course of action?

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