Common questions relating to Stockbridge Lease Extensions

  • I am the owner of a maisonnette and the freehold title. The owners of the upstairs flat have asked for a lease extension what do I need to do?
  • I would like to have my residential flat leasehold extension premium assessed. The flat is in Stockbridge, and my lease will reach seventy three years this June. 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 bought a leasehold with a landlord who has failed to give us a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Stockbridge and looking to do a vesting order. Is this something you can help us with?
  • I am considering buying an auction property and came upon a one bed flat in Stockbridge. It only has a 50 year lease..the seller being mortgagees in possession will not want to mess around with applying for a lease extension..what are the disadvantages of this other than the huge fee to put a new lease on it and decreased chance of getting a mortgage with Halifax?
  • Ref a leasehold in Stockbridge. GFF maisonette. fivety five yrs unexpired. I have negotiated a lease extension price of £20k for 115yrs. Landlord also requested Notice of Claim which I think should not be necessary. Advice required.
  • Offer accepted on a a one bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette in Stockbridge, were told numerous times by the EA that the lease had over 100 years, we have just had our mortgage offer come through which states the lease as 85 years.Contracts were due to be exchanged within a week. My query is how is possible that the estate agent got it so wrong?
  • I am looking to buy a one bed flat in Stockbridge for asking price of 156k, which has fivety seven years lease left on it. I appreciate that ideally, the seller would start the process by serving a section 42 notice to start the lease extension process but the seller is refusing to assist. My question is: If the freeholder does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of surveyor, how lengthy and easy is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • Just been over two years that I have been in my garden flat in Stockbridge. I have 72 yrs outstanding on the lease. I am now looking either to buy a share of freehold or extend my lease. I purchased the property for 342K, it is now roughly 450k. I understand that 90 years is the period most people extend. I spoke to my about the process, he answered most of my questions but just have one left: What can I expect in terms of surveyors charges for a lease extension? Are they usually fixed or tend to increase over time (i.e. if the process goes to LVT)?
  • It says on your website the likely fee to extend a lease is £495. Is that the total cost excluding value added tax and the HMLR fee? The price has already been agreed with the freeholder for the lease extension for my one bedroom apartment in Stockbridge
  • My fiance and I are in the throws of buying a property (a ground floor flat located inStockbridge with share of freehold). Throughout our search, we were always looking at flats that had at least ninety years unexpired. We identified a apartment we fell in love with and the selling agent assured that the lease was long albeit not specifying a number. This morning our advised us the lease only has 57 years and thus needs a lease extension. Should we run away, or do we negotiate our offer?

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