Recently asked questions relating to Upper Clapton Lease Extensions

  • I want to acquire a leasehold property and extend the lease. The seller has been there over two years and will sign the notice. He will let me have the notice on exchange and then I will serve it in the landlord. Is this OK ?
  • I would like to have my residential flat leasehold extension premium assessed. The flat is in Upper Clapton, and my lease will reach 65 years this January. Could you advise me about the costs and time-frame to obtain an appraisal? Also, do you represent your clients at the Tribunal court?
  • I bought a maisonette in Upper Clapton. The lease commenced in 1998 for 99 years. Now I am looking to extend the lease. I am not entirely sure about additional expenses, could you tell me please how much I should expect to spend on this?
  • We hope to sell our maisonette in Upper Clapton but we may need to extend the lease, or at least cover the costs of our buyers. Can you suggest a to assist?
  • I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Upper Clapton. The lease has only 66 years left and ground rent is £25. Is it possible for the flat owner to serve the Notice of Claim and then assign this right to me as the buyer on the day of completion so that I can avoid waiting for the 2 year requisite period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this may be possible but will it be very time consuming to the seller? To add to the complexity the landlord is absent, so I am not sure how does it work.
  • How much will it cost me and what is the best way to get a lease extension started? I have roughly sixety three years unexpired lease on my lease on a two bedroom ground floor purpose built maisonette in Upper Clapton. I have emailed the managing agents who represent the landlord and they provided me with the number for the surveyor. I left a phone message for the valuer but I am not getting any returned calls.
  • I own a purpose-built apartment based in a large block in Upper Clapton. The leasehold interest in the apartment on a 99 year lease started on 11th March 1970 with a set yearly rent of 35. I wish to obtain a lease extension. Is it possible for me to talk with someone to go through my options please?
  • My (separately handling my lease extension) said I need a licence to alter given that I wish to carry out a loft extension to my property. Is this strictly required given that I have a share of the freehold. I've informally discussed the loft conversion with my co-freeholder some time ago and he had no objection once I reassured him that if my builder damages the roof I won't expect the co-freeholder to pay for future repairs to the roof. Assuming I need formal consent should I get the licence to alter and then start the lease extension process?
  • I am concerned about getting a lease extension from a difficult freeholder. Notwithstanding that the legal procedures were followed under the appropriate legislation, the freeholder still attempted to get ground rent of £200 increasing by 100% every 25 years of the new lease. Can you assist?
  • I require an estimate to extend my mother’s lease on a ground floor flat in Upper Clapton. She recently got a figure from the landlord for a lease extension but I am not sure it is too expensive.

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