FAQs concerning West Malling Lease Extensions

  • I’m seeking a lease extension for our garden flat based in West Malling and we don't fully comprehend the letter that we received from our landlord company. How long will it take?
  • I acquired a one bedroom first floor purpose built flat in West Malling that I am now unable to sell as a result of the lease needing a lease extension. Can you please help me with this situation ?
  • I purchased a flat in West Malling with a leasehold unexpired about 62 years and need a lease extension. Please can you clarify the next steps
  • I bought a property in West Malling and it has roughly 67 years outstanding. I'd like to extend the lease period
  • I want to acquire a leasehold property and lease extension. The vendor has been there for four 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 am concerned that my niece is being hoodwinked. She submitted an offer on a one bedroom apartment in West Malling, where the lease is approximately 63 years but she was told by the selling agents that the seller had extended it to 99 years. Only now has she been advised the vendor was waiting for her to appoint conveyancers before commencing with the lease extension. Sounds odd to me, also it may take a while to sort it all out. Am I reading too much into it?
  • Regarding a property in West Malling. GFF maisonette. fivety six yrs remaining. I have negotiated a lease extension price of £20k for 115yrs. Freeholder also requested Initial Notice which I think is a bit over the top. Can you assist.
  • We have a leasehold flat in West Malling with sixety five years left. Last year we were quoted a deal to have a lease extension for a further thirty years but also increase ground rent from nominal to £200 per annum..plus a premium I think of approximately 16k. Finally we have decided to go ahead but do we now have to renegotiate?
  • I am concerned about getting a lease extension from a difficult landlord. Regardless of the fact that the correct procedures were followed under the appropriate legislation, the landlord still attempted to charge ground rent of £300 increasing by 100% every twenty five years of the new term. Can you help?
  • My son knows that others in the same building had already had a lease extension, and the landlord seemed amenable. It therefore appears worth taking risk of avoiding a formal survey and calculate the initial offer on previous premiums paid . This would save on double valuation fees. Is this advisable?

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