Leasehold extension and purchase in Scotland vs UK

_Penny_Dreadful

theredbull said:

Hi Penny, thanks for your reply


1 The first lease in the burdens section  is dated 1847 or so. I cannot understand the outdated language. The sub lease, from 1907 for 207 years is the non qualifying lease, according to registers of scotland

2 I have not paid any rent since purchase in 2005. No contact at all from any landlord, not once. My original conveyancer's firm wrote to the lawyer who we thought represented the landlord. I made a nominal offer to convert but there has been no reply in over 9 months.

3. I'm not sure but I think there are burdens about keeping the property in a decent state of repairs.

4. Again, not sure but I would say that the original conveyancer was happy for me to purchase the land to the rear of the property at purchase. There were two flats, which I bought at the same time, and a common interest with the shop below to the land at the rear
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I bought out the shops common interest a few years after I purchased the flats. 

Sorry for all the complex information and gaps in my knowledge.

1. Could you post the wording in the burdens section on the forum? 
2. Surely the name of your landlord is written on your lease. Have you tried contacting the alleged solicitor of your landlord yourself? What does your lease say, exact wording please, about rent, how much it is and when it’s due?
3. It would help to know the exact wording. 
4. Are the flats the properties which you bought the leases for or are these other properties that you hold the heritable interest for? How did you purchase the shop’s common interest and did you purchase it from the same person(s) you purchased the flats from? 

_Penny_Dreadful

theredbull said:

Metered out, as you've suggested, Im extremely wary of unintended consequences.

I've also raised a formal complaint with my convayencer,  so im wary of approaching them also. 

How much of a discount would you suggest if I were to go to market now btw?

What sort of unintended consequences are you specifically worried about? A massive bill for unpaid rent? It’s not as if your lease would become forfeit because you asked to acquire your landlord’s reversion.