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Is the basement in the lease ?
shaneC_3
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Help,
I bought a 99 year lease on my ground floor flat in 1989.
The estate agent details included a basement.
The only door to the basement is from my flat.
I have used the basement since 1989.
Now after 21 years of use of the basement the freeholder / agent, (which is the same company) say the lease excludes the basement and they want me to buy it off them for around £4k.
The lease talks about excluding 'any parts of the building lying above the said surfaces of the ceilings or below said floor surfaces'.
Also the basement is not drawn on the plan which just shows the ground floor.
Do i have a legal leg to stand on ? They are instructing their solicitors.
Further complications in that another leaseholder and myself are trying to purchase the freehold and want to get the basement question resolved before putting in an offer for the freehold.
Any suggestions gratefully received.
Shane
I bought a 99 year lease on my ground floor flat in 1989.
The estate agent details included a basement.
The only door to the basement is from my flat.
I have used the basement since 1989.
Now after 21 years of use of the basement the freeholder / agent, (which is the same company) say the lease excludes the basement and they want me to buy it off them for around £4k.
The lease talks about excluding 'any parts of the building lying above the said surfaces of the ceilings or below said floor surfaces'.
Also the basement is not drawn on the plan which just shows the ground floor.
Do i have a legal leg to stand on ? They are instructing their solicitors.
Further complications in that another leaseholder and myself are trying to purchase the freehold and want to get the basement question resolved before putting in an offer for the freehold.
Any suggestions gratefully received.
Shane
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