New Posts For Thread: Lease extension. Advice appreciated..https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30185431/lease-extension-advice-appreciatedI accept all conditions towards extending the lease of a property by 90 years, except one. Ground rent is to be raised to £50pa..Pretty innocuous? I agreed, and put my signature on the lease agreement. But my solicitor told me that the base of £50My experience is that a landlord views negotiation as a sign of weakness, so go down the statutory route.(If you make the mistake of negotiating an extension - one can still use the statutory route, and should)My landlord was .. this close to rippinghttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30185431/lease-extension-advice-appreciated?post_id=539716341#539716341My experience is that a landlord views negotiation as a sign of weakness, so go down the statutory route.(If you make the mistake of negotiating an extension - one can still use the statutory route, and should)My landlord was .. this close to rippingSun, 01 Jun 2014 12:10:01 -0500Ps - i am a landlord btw We are not all crooks and charlatanshttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30185431/lease-extension-advice-appreciated?post_id=539422415#539422415Ps - i am a landlord btw We are not all crooks and charlatansFri, 16 May 2014 02:48:25 -0500I pay a very small additional premium on my house Insurance -- that gives me £2 million of legal costs--Any b****** trying it on with me had better be rich.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30185431/lease-extension-advice-appreciated?post_id=539422411#539422411I pay a very small additional premium on my house Insurance -- that gives me £2 million of legal costs--Any b****** trying it on with me had better be rich.Fri, 16 May 2014 02:45:32 -0500Have you walked into a citizens advice bureau ?They have solicitors who offer free advice onLegal matters.Just tell them it is stressing you out.Do you have house insurance with legal Cover ?This is what it is for .https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30185431/lease-extension-advice-appreciated?post_id=539422407#539422407Have you walked into a citizens advice bureau ?They have solicitors who offer free advice onLegal matters.Just tell them it is stressing you out.Do you have house insurance with legal Cover ?This is what it is for .Fri, 16 May 2014 02:43:31 -0500Thank you scissors - events have taken a twist:1) My solicitor has been "retired" by the SRA. Basically, I'm back at square one having lost fees to both my landlord's solicitor and my own.2) I'm going to go down the statutory route with a new solicihttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30185431/lease-extension-advice-appreciated?post_id=539046309#539046309Thank you scissors - events have taken a twist:1) My solicitor has been "retired" by the SRA. Basically, I'm back at square one having lost fees to both my landlord's solicitor and my own.2) I'm going to go down the statutory route with a new soliciWed, 23 Apr 2014 15:09:41 -0500and Good luck in the Tour de France !!Whoever that ^^ ishttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30185431/lease-extension-advice-appreciated?post_id=539032965#539032965and Good luck in the Tour de France !!Whoever that ^^ isTue, 22 Apr 2014 16:48:03 -0500Good luck --That extra clause does sound naughty --But the time to query things is before signing them --From what you say it Looks like you are able to goDown the statutory route-- which i find rather strange--For When is a signed contract not a sighttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30185431/lease-extension-advice-appreciated?post_id=539032953#539032953Good luck --That extra clause does sound naughty --But the time to query things is before signing them --From what you say it Looks like you are able to goDown the statutory route-- which i find rather strange--For When is a signed contract not a sigTue, 22 Apr 2014 16:47:05 -0500Coming hot on the heels of last weekend’s Amstel Gold Race, and Wednesday’s Fleche Wallone, we have Liege-Bastongne-Liege this Sunday. Known as the “Old Lady of Classics” or “La Doyenne”, this year’s version is the 100th version of thehttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30185431/lease-extension-advice-appreciated?post_id=539022785#539022785Coming hot on the heels of last weekend’s Amstel Gold Race, and Wednesday’s Fleche Wallone, we have Liege-Bastongne-Liege this Sunday. Known as the “Old Lady of Classics” or “La Doyenne”, this year’s version is the 100th version of theTue, 22 Apr 2014 06:53:12 -0500For anyone who may be interested: I'm taking it to arbitration. I've been so lucky: agreed to everything, signed the contract, sent the money to my solicitor's client account. But the landlords had to try and gild the lily, by back-dating the ground-https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30185431/lease-extension-advice-appreciated?post_id=538073621#538073621For anyone who may be interested: I'm taking it to arbitration. I've been so lucky: agreed to everything, signed the contract, sent the money to my solicitor's client account. But the landlords had to try and gild the lily, by back-dating the ground-Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:00:27 -0600THEIR solicitors (who are being paid by me) mislaid the letter stating that terms were "wrong", and a reply is expected soon. Don't trust the other side at all now, and fully expect to go down the statutory route. Any advice appreciated.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30185431/lease-extension-advice-appreciated?post_id=537926647#537926647THEIR solicitors (who are being paid by me) mislaid the letter stating that terms were "wrong", and a reply is expected soon. Don't trust the other side at all now, and fully expect to go down the statutory route. Any advice appreciated.Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:43:43 -0600