Wanstead Flats Lease Extensions: Q and A’s

  • I agreed with the head landlord to a lease extension on our flat in Wanstead Flats, 16.5k for an extension by 90yrs. Are you able to help us with this situation ?
  • My partner has an apartment based in Wanstead Flats which we have just put on the market. The leasehold has nearon 67 years balance left on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. I am interested in more information on how we get started on a lease extension? Many thanks.
  • I own a property in Wanstead Flats and it has about 78 years outstanding. I'd like to arrange a lease extension by twenty years
  • I'm about to make an offer on a house in Wanstead Flats but I'm concerned about it being leasehold. Do you know what title absolute means and is this regarding the lease? Also, we have asked to see a copy of the lease but the homeowner said they might not have it. We are worried about restrictions, and dont know what to do. We have also been approved for the mortgage but the lender doesn't know its leasehold. Do houses qualify for lease extension? Will this affect Accord Mortgages Ltd giving us the mortgage now?
  • We are selling our one bedroom apartment in Wanstead Flats but we may need to extend the lease, or at least cover the expense of our buyers. Can you help me find a to undertake the legal formalities?
  • I am looking into the costs of carrying out a lease extension for my garden flat in Wanstead Flats, and would like some figures on that.
  • My mortgage lender is requesting several hundred pounds for their to approve the lease extension deed for my flat in Wanstead Flats... I am unable to find any reference of this in my mortgage literature... is this a standard cost that they charge?
  • My husband and I have owned a leasehold flat for around eighteen years. It now has 54 years remaining on the lease. After a year of protracted 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 a Tribunal and would appreciate some independent thoughts.
  • I do not need a lease extension but I do require a vesting order on a property I want to purchase in Wanstead Flats. The house is freehold but the garden is officially leasehold, 995 year lease from 1889. Its the garden area.
  • We know that others in the same building had already had a lease extension, and the landlord was reasonable. Therefore is seems worth taking risk of not having formal survey and base the initial offer on previous prices . This would save on double valuation fees. Is this advisable?

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