Sample questions relating to St Helier Lease Extensions

  • I purchased a garden flat in St Helier that I am finding difficult to sell due to the lease requiring a lease extension. How long will it take ?
  • I am interested in getting a lease extension for a flat in St Helier and want to use a local . Are you able to help me find a ?
  • I'm planning to make an offer on a house in St Helier but I'm a little worried about it being leasehold. Do you know what title absolute means and is this regarding the lease? Also, we have asked to see a copy of the lease but the homeowner said they might not have it. We are worried about restrictions, and dont know what to do. We have also been approved for the mortgage but the lender doesn't know its leasehold. Do houses qualify for lease extension? Will this affect TSB giving us the mortgage now?
  • I am in need of a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I intend to purchase. It has 75 years remaining.
  • I am looking to either purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in St Helier and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £4k to extend the lease. I plan to simultaneously refinance with Clydesdale to release of equity. The broker dealing with the remortgage suggested I get two quotes : one to extend the lease and one for the freehold acquisition .The lease started in 1972 and since then the ground rent has increased from £38.00 per annum to £200 per year.
  • I'm looking for a flat to purchase in St Helier and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold arrangement. I've found a one bed flat I like with a 90 years lease. My research reveals that I can get a lease extension after a couple of years, but:- Should I anticipate any issue with my proposed mortgage lender Barclays ?
  • My mortgage lender is requesting a £500 fee for their for a "deed of substituted security" for the lease extension for my flat in St Helier... I am unable to find any mention of this in my mortgage literature... is this a normal charge?
  • My partner and I have a ground floor flat in St Helier with 62 years to run. Last year we were quoted a deal to grant a lease extension for a further fifty years but also uplift the ground rent from nominal to a little more..plus a premium I think of about 10k. We have now decided to move forward but do we now have to renegotiate?
  • Just a quick one, how much does it cost for a lease extension on a residential property in St Helier for a two bed flat - sec 42 is already in place?
  • Do you handle lease extensions on land? (a plot of land in St Helier with 82yrs remaining)

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