Q:I am a leaseholder in a block of about 34 properties. Today I discovered a water leak from a broken boiler and tried to contact the freeholder to report the problem.
I have been unable to contact the freeholder as the telephone number seems to have been disconnected/cut off (first warning sign).
I then telephoned the insurance broker that issued the confirmation of building insurance and they have advised me that the block policy was cancelled about a month ago due to n
Q:Hi,
I'm in the process of purchasing a one bedroom flat. I received a phone call from my solictor this afternoon informing me that the freeholder is absent and that an indemity has been taken out against him. The lease on the property has 79 years left. But my solictor has advised me that even though currently the lease is fine, if I go to sell in a few years this could prove problematic as there is no way for me to extend the lease with an absent freeholder.
An al
Q:What happens when I want to sell it?
Q:Hi there
I bought a flat just over a year ago. The basics:
1) 83 years left on lease
2) Upper floor purpose-built maisonette (c. 1900)
3) Only two maisonettes in building.
4) Ground floor owned by freeholder – lease expired
5) Ground floor unoccupied ever since I moved in
When I bought the place, the downstairs maisonette had recently become empty (due to elderly sitting tenant dying). The freeholder, who also owns the downstairs property, s
Q:Hi,
Not really a House buying query as we already have bought the flat but I'm not sure where to put this (have cross posted to DIY)
We've already written to the freeholder to ask him these questions but haven't yet had a response (he was on holiday for 2 weeks but has been back for over a week now). My other half is chasing up the freeholder's company today.
Right – issue here: The frame for the front door of the buliding (converted house)
Q:Could let me know whether we definitely have 'right-to-buy' the freehold of our flat (2 other properties – 1 owned by freeholder but rented out ie not resident, 1 keen to buy freehold with us)? Can't see why the freeholder would turn down a big wodge of cash but she *could* decide to be awkward for the hell of it…
Obv we will instruct solicitor etc but also is there a way of estimating the costs (ie doing the calculation ourselves) to give us an idea of how much money
Q:Good evening,I'm sure there are lots of threads regarding this kind of thing, but I am also sure that each case is different and I have a few questions, if I may.
The background is that I live in a house that was converted, some time ago, into 2 flats. I have the upper two floors and there is a ground floor flat also. Both flats are currently leasehold, and the freeholder seems keen to sell the freehold on to myself and the other lessee. The other lessee has told me that he is interes
Q:Could I ask a few questions re Leasehold flats…
1 Would a Mortgage be obtainable for a flat with only 75 years remaining on it's lease?
2 If the property was worth (guesstimate) £90k with a 'long' lease, by how much would the shorter lease affect the price?
3 How expensive is it to extend the shorter lease, if the freeholder was willing to do so?
Thanks for any info' any of you can provide.
guy.
Q:Just wanted some advice about something if anyone can help.
We got a letter yesterday from the freeholder of our property demanding £110 for Land Registry Fee (£10) and Notice Of Assignment & Notice Of Mortage (£100) with a due date of 14 April 2008 for both.
There was a footnote written on the letter saying: "Your solicitor should have dealt with this and notified us when you purchased."
Here's the problem though: We bought the