Does anyone have experience in buying the freehold of Dulwich Estate house?

[Claire.Hobbs]

What the title says. Considering buying a leasehold house but would like to know if anyone has had experience in buying the freehold from the Dulwich Estate, and if so give me an idea of costs involved? All I know about the lease is that it's around 100 years left. We've been stung before when extending the lease of a flat...

[Amelie]

No, but you have to meet the statutory criteria before you can buy the freehold in any event.

[Claire.Hobbs]

I don't think it would be an issue as long as you've lived in it for two years - just a case of negotiating the price.

[womanofdulwich]

http://www.lease-advice.org/wizard/?step=7

This should answer your questions.

You need to know the ground rent

The unexpired term

The freehold value vacant possession value

Under which legislation you qualify- you need to know when the lease was started and rateable values etc etc.