Frequently asked questions relating to Waterloo Lease Extensions

  • I acquired a flat in Waterloo with a leasehold unexpired around 67 years and need to extend it. Please can you advise me of the next steps
  • I acquired a garden flat in Waterloo. The lease commenced in 1997 for 99 years. Now I am looking for a lease extension. I am uncertain about further expenses, could you tell me please how much I should expect to spend on this?
  • We hope to sell our three bed flat in Waterloo but we may need to extend the lease, or possibly cover the costs of our buyers. Can you help me find someone to help us?
  • Is it possible to talk with you about a flat in Waterloo, I am considering buying at auction next month. The flat has a short lease and I wanted to inquire about how much it would cost to get a lease extension and for your services.
  • I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Waterloo. The lease has only 55 years balance left and ground rent is £25. Is it possible for the seller to serve the Section 42 Notice and then assign this right to me as the purchaser on the day of completion so that I don't have to wait for the two 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 achievable but will it be very time costly to the vendor? To add to the complexity it’s the case of an missing freeholder, so I am not sure how does it work.
  • I have my suspicions that my daughter is being hoodwinked. She put in an offer on a studio flat in Waterloo, where the lease is nearon fivety five years but she was advised by the selling agents that the seller had extended it to 125 years. Only now has she been advised the seller was waiting for her to appoint conveyancers prior to commencing with the lease extension. Seems unscrupulous, also it will take time to sort it all out. Am I reading too much into it?
  • I own a share of the freehold. There are four flats in the block. All the leaseholders are now looking for lease extensions. What's your legal fee?
  • I am the freeholder of a Victorian property split into two apartments. I live in the upper flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current 69 years. What are my next steps?
  • I am the registered freeholder of a couple of flats. Someone has the lease on the garden flat in Waterloo. I occupy in the top flat. I was looking at the title deeds recently when I noticed that my flat is leasehold. There is seventy years left on the lease. Is it possible to do a lease extension without retaining a ?
  • We currently own a garden flat in Waterloo and are looking to sell it this year so we can carry out some improvements on our family home. I checked the lease and it has 74 years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 15k plus to get a lease extension. Do you have some advice on this? Do I contact the freeholder first and will they be able to give me a cost?
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