Woodford Lease Extensions Example Support Desk Enquiries

  • I invested in buying a one bedroom apartment in Woodford that I now cannot sell as a result of the lease needing a lease extension. Can you please help me with this situation ?
  • I'm looking for a flat to buy in Woodford and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold title. I've identified a garden flat I like with a 87 years lease. I've read that I can go for a lease extension after a couple of years, but:- Should I be looking for some conditions that would prevent me for getting a lease extension?
  • I am about to view a two bedroom flat, although not exactly my ideal property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present circumstances. However after obtaining a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has seventy five years remaining on the lease. It is also a repossession so I'm guessing that the bank will not be interested in extending the lease. My main concern is would it be difficult to sell on without a lease extension?
  • My fiance and I are considering purchasing a garden flat in Woodford which is a leasehold. I am enquiring as to the advantages and disadvantages of that - what occurs when lease expires, how much it costs to extend it, can the freeholder of the property evict me from my own flat and prevent me from having a lease extension?
  • Offer accepted on a a one bedroom apartment in Woodford, were told numerous times by the EA that the lease had over 100 years, we have just had our mortgage offer in writing through the post which states the lease as 82 years.Contracts were due to be exchanged within a week. My query is how is possible that the estate agent got it so wrong?
  • My OH and I have owned a leasehold flat for about eighteen years. There are seventy seven years unexpired lease on the lease. After a year of protracted negotiations through my and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the freeholder. I now have to make a decision as to whether to accept it or go to a Tribunal and would welcome advice.
  • I own 60% in a shared ownership flat with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around 73 years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Woodford and have a mortgage with HSBC Bank.
  • My fiance and I have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our ground floor flat in Woodford. We have a sixety five year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has supplied 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 to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on our behalf.
  • I have a flat in Woodford with 64 years left on the lease. I am looking for a to act for me to achieve a lease extension. Can you assist?
  • We are buying a maisonette in Woodford which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was on the short side so the vendor commenced dealing with a lease extension. The owner has submitted the lease extension paperwork which will result in the registration of a new lease at the land registry. A crucial aspect of the house buying process is for our to do a pre-completion search on the property title. The problem here is that as a lease extension has been submitted we've been told by our it may not be possible to do this "priority search" right now as the new lease title number is not known. Is it correct that we have to hold on until the lease extension has actually been registered before completing.?

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