Frequently asked questions relating to Wolston Lease Extensions

  • I'm intending to make an offer on a house in Wolston but I'm a little worried 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 Nationwide Building Society giving us the mortgage now?
  • 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 am the owner of a maisonnette and the freehold. My upstairs neighbours have asked to extend the lease what do I need to do?
  • Think I may have made an error, I am actually looking for a lawyers in Wolston who has Leasehold Tribunal expertise in relation to lease extensions. Is this something you can help me with?
  • I will soon view a one bedroom flat, although not exactly my dream property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present circumstances. However after downloading a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has seventy four years outstanding on the lease. It is also a repossession so I'm assuming that the vendor will not be interested in extending the lease. My main concern is would it be difficult to sell on without a lease extension?
  • I intend to buy a one bed flat in Wolston for asking price of 145k, which has 62 years lease left on it. I appreciate that ideally, the seller would start the process by serving a section 42 notice to start the lease extension process but the seller is refusing to assist. My question is: If the freeholder does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of a valuer, how lengthy and easy is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • I am the freeholder of a Georgian property split into two flats. I reside in the upper flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current 64 years. What are my next steps?
  • My brother and I would like to know the cost of a lease extension valuation for a property based in Wolston. Is this something you can help us with?
  • We have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our one bedroom ground floor purpose built flat in Wolston. We have a 74 year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has provided us with a financial figure that he is happy with to accept for the extension of the lease, which we are happy with as well and wish to proceed. All we need now is a solicitors to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on the lease extension.
  • I have a lease of 62 years remaining on my flat in Wolston. We are looking for a lease extension, so we contacted our freehold company and they came back with a quote that was double the amount and half the extension time that the lease extension calculator provided. Is there anyway, without racking up a huge legal bill, we can ask the freehold company to provide their computation of the amount and how they derived to it?
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