Top Ten Questions relating to Surbiton Lease Extensions

  • My OH agreed with the head landlord for a lease extension on our flat based in Surbiton, 6.5k for another 90yrs. What's your legal fee ?
  • I want to acquire a leasehold property and extend the lease. The owner has been there for three years and will assign 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 to extend my lease for my flat in Surbiton. His has been in contact regarding costs 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 July 1993.
  • I inherited a one bedroom second floor purpose built flat in Surbiton. The start date for the lease was in 2001 for 99 years. Now I am looking to extend the lease. I am unclear about further expenses, could you tell me please how much I should expect to spend on this?
  • I'm considering purchasing a one bedroom ground floor purpose built maisonette (leasehold) but the freeholder has been missing for around 15yrs. I wonder whether it will be less expensive to try to acquire the freehold or to extend lease and apply for RTM?
  • The terms for the lease on my flat in Surbiton are 101 years from 14 Feb 1989. Please give me a quote to extend the lease if I give you more specifics please?
  • We acquired a leasehold with a freeholder who has not given us a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Surbiton and are therefore deliberating the option of a vesting order. Is this something you can do for us?
  • I am a first time buyer of a leasehold flat in Surbiton. The lease has only sixety two years left and ground rent is £95. Is it possible for the vendor to serve the Notice of Claim and then assign over the right to me as the buyer on the day of completion so that I don't have to wait for the 2 year qualifying period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this is legal but will it be very time consuming to the seller? Unfortunately it’s the case of an missing landlord, so I am not sure how this will play out.
  • I am the freeholder of a 1930’s property split into two flats. I reside in the top floor flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current seventy nine years. What are my next steps?

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