South West London Lease Extensions: Q and A’s

  • I have shares in the freehold of buildings comprising of 8 flats each. Two of the leasehold owners want a lease extension and I'm curious about the the process
  • I need to extend my current lease can you assist? My investigation with the Land Registry reveal that it has 76 years left
  • We are selling our two bedroom ground floor purpose built flat in South West London but we may need a lease extension, or possibly cover the costs of our buyers. Can you suggest a to assist?
  • We are in a block containing four flats in South West London and have been offered to buy the freehold for £6000 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?
  • I acquired a one bedroom apartment in South West London. I am looking to extend lease on the property. It is slightly less than eighty years. I would just like to know what your charges are and how long the process takes.
  • We are considering purchasing a garden flat in South West London which is a leasehold. I am wanting to weigh up the pros and cons of that - what happens when lease ends, how much it costs to extend it, can the freeholder of the property evict me from my own flat and prevent me from having a lease extension?
  • My husband has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in South West London. House converted into three flats. He has a lease, which has approximately sixety six years unexpired lease. Does he have to do the lease extension at the same time with the other tenants, or could he extend the lease on his own?
  • If a leaseholder owns a flat with a lease of less than 80 years, they can afford the lease extension by borrowing the funds against the property, and the value of the flat with the new lease will more than cover the cost of the extension, then is there any justification for not doing it?
  • I'm looking for some assistance with regard to extending the lease on my maisonette. The intention is to do this sometime next year as we must 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 LVT route. Should I look to extend it now or wait until I sell my place and have it all tied in with the property sale?
  • I have 55 years remaining on my lease of a ground floor flat in South West London, the Landlord requires a £18k premium for a statutory lease extension of 90yrs. I am looking for advice on whether this amount is acceptable

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