Frequently asked questions relating to St George Lease Extensions

  • I want to buy a leasehold property and extend the lease. The vendor has been there over 2 years and will sign the notice. He will let me have the notice on exchange and then I will serve it in the landlord. Is this OK ?
  • 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. Her conveyancers has been in contact concerning charges etc. I need a quote for dealing with the legalities to secure a lease extension. The apartment currently has a 99 YR lease which started April 1990.
  • I own a three bed flat in St George. I am looking to extend lease on the property. It is around eighty one years. I would just like to know what your charges are and how long the process takes.
  • We purchased a leasehold with a freeholder who has failed to respond by way of a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in St George and are therefore thinking about the option of a vesting order. Is this something you can handle for us?
  • I am considering bidding for an auction property and identified a studio flat in St George. It has just fifty-one year lease..the current owner as mortgagees in possession will not want the aggravation of seeking a lease extension..what are the drawbacks of this except for the huge fee to put a new lease on it and reduced chance of obtaining a mortgage with Bank of Ireland?
  • Re a property in St George. upper maisonette. 67 yrs unexpired. I have an agreed lease extension to £12,000 for 125yrs. Freeholder also requested Section 42 Notice which I think should not be necessary. Advice required.
  • I'm looking for some help concerning a lease extension on my maisonette. The intention is to do this next summer as we have 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. You are able to recommend a good solicitors with expertise in lease extensions. Preferably nearby in St George?
  • I was hoping you might be able to tell me the process of how to apply for a lease extension for my studio flat in St George
  • I have a lease of 59 years remaining on my flat in St George. 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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