Top Ten Questions relating to St John's Wood Lease Extensions

  • I would like to have my residential flat leasehold extension premium valued. The flat is in St John's Wood, and my lease will reach 60 years this April. Could you advise me about the costs and time-frame to obtain an appraisal? Also, do you represent your clients at the LVT court?
  • We are in a building made up four flats in St John's Wood and have been offered to buy the freehold for 5k 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 would like some help on leasehold property buying. We are going to buy a link detached house which is leasehold property is there any problem involved or hidden costs. Is it safe to buy a leasehold house in St John's Wood area with a loft extension..We are really concerned as we are first time buyers...Please advise if we want to rent out the property?
  • I am the freeholder of a Edwardian property split into two flats. I live in the top floor flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current sixety eight years. What are my next steps?
  • I am in need of some help with a lease extension. I live in Dublin but the property in question is based in St John's Wood. I would be grateful if you can give me a call when you get a chance to discuss the case.
  • If somebody owns a flat with a lease of under 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 extending the lease?
  • We know that others in the same building previously had a lease extension, and the landlord seemed amenable. Therefore is seems worth taking risk of avoiding a formal survey and calculate the initial offer on previous prices . This would save on double valuation fees. Would you suggest such a course of action?
  • We currently own a garden flat in St John's Wood and are looking to sell it this year so we can carry out some improvements on our family home. I checked the lease and it has fivety seven years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 15k plus to get a lease extension. Can you offer some advice on this? Do I contact the freeholder first and will they be able to give me a cost?
  • I was hoping you might be able to tell me the process of how to apply for a lease extension for my garden flat in St John's Wood
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my studio flat in St John's Wood. I'll be looking to do this sometime next year as we need to move at some point 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. Can you recommend a good lawyers who specialises in lease extensions?
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