Sample questions relating to Stone Cross Lease Extensions

  • I am the registered owner of a flat in Stone Cross with a leasehold unexpired nearly 78 years and need to extend it. Please can you clarify the next steps
  • 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 own a maisonnette together with the freehold of both flats. The owners of the upstairs flat have asked to extend the lease what do I need to do?
  • I am looking to either purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Stone Cross and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £3k to extend the lease. I plan to simultaneously remortgage with Chelsea Building Society to free up equity. The broker handling the remortgage suggested I get two quotes : one for the lease extension and one for outright purchase .The lease commenced in 1979 and since then the ground rent has increased from £25.00 per year to £100 per year.
  • Me and my sister have owned a leasehold flat for approximately eighteen years. It now has 56 years unexpired lease on the lease. After a year of difficult negotiations through my and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the freeholder. I am at a decision point on whether to accept it or go to LVT and would welcome some independent thoughts.
  • I am hoping to extend the lease on my three bed flat in Stone Cross I am looking for help to verify the premium. I have a premium value that the freeholder has given me. I would like to go forward as soon as possible, but for the right premium and fee.
  • I own 60% in a shared ownership property with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around 64 years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Stone Cross and have a mortgage with Godiva Mortgages Ltd.
  • I own the freehold reversion of a property in Stone Cross and a leaseholder has requested a lease extension. Her valuer has provided a figure of £8,000, but has increased this to £10,000 at the drop of a hat. My valuer has come back with £12,520. She does not appear to wish to negotiate wanting to go to a FTT. If a lease extension does go to tribunal, can I handle the matter myself, just armed with the valuations I have? If not, what costs would I be likely to incur?
  • I was hoping you might be able to tell me the process of how to apply for a lease extension for my two bedroom ground floor purpose built flat in Stone Cross
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my garden flat in Stone Cross. 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 who specialises in lease extensions?

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