Who is exempt from lease extension?
The vast majority of residential leases originally granted for at least 21 years, are eligible for lease extension.Under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, lessees have a legal right in extending the lease on their flats for an additional 90 years without ground rent, although they will need to pay the freeholder […]
Voluntary Lease Extension
Is a Voluntary Lease Extension – Informal and Outside the Act – the Right Way Forward for Me? It may initially appear cheaper and quicker to negotiate an ‘arm’s length’, informal, ‘non -statutory’ or voluntary lease extension with your landlord outside the “Act” (the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993) – whilst this […]
Southampton Lease Extension
The city of Southampton is home to more than a quarter of a million people, with the south coast city being nicknamed ‘The Gateway to the World’. It is a popular place for young families, with many amenities and attractions which make it ideal for bringing up children and getting onto the property ladder. Its […]
Sheffield Lease Extension Solicitors
Sheffield , once a comparatively run-down former mining area and heavy industrial hub, has boomed in recent years to become a metropolitan hub of culture, industry and total regeneration. This former steel city has seen its gross value added (GVA) grow by 60% since 1997, adding £9.2 billion into the British economy just ten years […]
Selling a flat with a short lease
Does a short lease matter? Certain things in life are inevitable – death, taxes and the raw truth that day by day, your lease is getting shorter. But when you’re selling a flat, with a short lease, does the length of the lease term really matter? Quite apart from the fact that if you don’t […]
Portsmouth Lease Extension Solicitors
The city of Portsmouth is situated on the south coast of England and is popular amongst anyone who wants to live in a coastal area without the need to break the bank. This is, in part, due to its large percentage of flats and leasehold properties. Portsmouth is almost entirely located on Portsea Island, making […]
Nottingham Lease Extension Solicitors
Do you live in Nottingham? Do you own a leasehold flat? If so, the chances are that you will need to think about a lease extension very soon Many people are either unaware of the importance of extending their lease or delay extending it for so long that the price of doing so shoots up […]
Manchester Lease Extension Solicitors
Manchester is the third largest city in England after London and Birmingham, and is home to more than 515,000 people. Although the city had long been neglected, it has boomed in recent years with enormous cultural developments and infrastructure projects including the new MediaCityUK building in Salford, home to the BBC. What’s more, Manchester’s has […]
Liverpool Lease Extension Solicitors
After the end of industry and manufacturing in the area in the 1970s and 1980s, Liverpool declined into a city with an extremely high level of unemployment and a very high level of poverty. Extensive regeneration in the 1990s and 2000s, though, has transformed Liverpool into a city of culture and business, with Liverpool even […]
Leeds Lease Extension Solicitors
If you own a flat in Leeds you will need to extend your lease at some point. The sooner you do this, the less expense you will face and our specialist lease extension team can help. Thinking about extending your lease? Got a question? Call our specialist solicitors on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544 for FREE initial […]
