Top Ten Questions relating to Woodlands Lease Extensions

  • Me and my OH are thinking about a lease extension for our flat in Woodlands and we don't fully comprehend the communication that we received from our freehold company. How long will it take?
  • I’ve just bought a maisonette based inWoodlands and I'm considering extending the lease as soon as practicable e.g. in 24 months of ownership
  • I inherited a ground floor flat in Woodlands that I am now unable to sell due to the lease needing a lease extension. Can you please help me with this situation ?
  • I am the registered owner of a flat in Woodlands with a leasehold unexpired about 66 years and need a lease extension. Please can you advise me of the next stages
  • I want to purchase a leasehold property and lease extension. The seller has been there for three 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'm looking for an apartment to buy in Woodlands and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold title. I've found a maisonette I like with a 91 years lease. I've read that I can go for a lease extension after 2 years, but:- Should I anticipate any issue with the mortgage?
  • I would like to know the likely charges and the optimum way to get a lease extension started? I have circa sixety six years unexpired lease and I own a garden flat in Woodlands.
  • I'm living at mum and dad but have a garden flat in Woodlands let out which has a sixety three year lease. Mortgage broker said I can remortgage as a buy to let instead of consent to let and release 55-60k which on top of a new mortgage based on my income. Not much about in Woodlands for me to get my own place. If I sell I will only get 150-160 due to tenant (8 months left on AST) and lease. A lease extension will cost 13k. Not sure sure whether to hold on or sell the flat?
  • Hi I am the freeholder title in a 2 bedroom flat in Woodlands. The leaseholder has a fivety eight year lease and would like to purchase further 90 years. He is offering me £18,000 but I am not sure if this is in the right ballpark
  • My OH and I are hoping to buy a property (a garden flat located inWoodlands with share of freehold). During our search, we were always looking at apartments that had at least 83 years left. We found a flat we fell in love with and the estate agent assured that the lease term was not an issue. Today our informed us the lease only has sixety seven years and therefore requires a lease extension. Do we walk away, or do we lower our offer by the estimated difference in value resulting from the short lease term setting aside that money to cover the lease extension?

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