FAQs concerning St George Lease Extensions

  • I think our conveyancing practitioners has advised us incorrectly concerning a lease extension and I want to know how to complain
  • I need to extend my current lease can you help me with that? I think it has 66 years balance left
  • 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 St George. His conveyancers 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 March 1987.
  • I invested in buying a ground floor flat in St George. The start date for the lease was in 2001 for 99 years. Now I am wanting for a lease extension. I am unclear about additional expenses, could you tell me please how much I should expect to spend on this?
  • I have my suspicions that my niece is being hoodwinked. She put in an offer on a maisonette in St George, where the lease is around 55 years but she was told by the selling agents that the current owner had extended it to 125 years. She has now been told the homeowner was waiting for her to instruct conveyancers before commencing with the lease extension. Sounds devious, also it may take time to sort it all out. Am I being too sceptical?
  • My solicitors (separately handling my lease extension) said I need a licence to alter given that I wish to carry out a loft extension to my property. Is this strictly required given that I have a share of the freehold. I've informally discussed the loft conversion with my co-freeholder some time ago and he had no objection once I reassured him that if my builder damages the roof I won't expect the co-freeholder to pay for future repairs to the roof. Assuming I need formal consent should I get the licence to alter and then start the lease extension process?
  • My son has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in St George. House split into three flats. He has a lease, which has circa 74 yrs remaining. 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 does it cost for a lease extension on a residential property in St George for a three bed flat - section 42 having been issued?
  • I require an estimate to extend my mum’s lease on a studio flat in St George. She recently got a price from the landlord for a lease extension but I am far from certain if it is reasonable.
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