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Can a freeholder prevent you from extending property?


poppet2

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If you purchase a leasehold flat, can the freeholder prevent you from extending the property for no legitimate reason?

 

If the leaseholder objected could it go to arbitration and are such problems common with leasehold properties?

 

I ask because when it comes to planning permission, even the council help you with alternatives if they foresee any problems, but I'm just worried that if you buy a flat and want to extend it in the future, you can be flatly denied this by the freeholder for no legitimate reason.

 

What land are you going to build the extension on?? Communal grounds?:huh:

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You could buy the freehold reversion and not have to worry about it?

 

For a flat? Not a house.

 

---------- Post added 08-02-2016 at 13:11 ----------

 

No. I want to extend the kitchen into the garden.

 

Garden is owned along with the flat you're talking about? Not shared with the other flats?

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Is there a reason to think that the lease owner might refuse permission?

 

Do you mean the freeholder? No, as far as I can see.

I am testing the waters to see if any other leaseholders have ever asked for extension plans from their freeholder's and whether the freeholder's have objected, and on what grounds.

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Do you mean the freeholder? No, as far as I can see.

I am testing the waters to see if any other leaseholders have ever asked for extension plans from their freeholder's and whether the freeholder's have objected, and on what grounds.

 

Most people who are required to ask for permission do so... And generally (AFAIK) they get it, after paying an administration cost.

That's more for houses than flats though.

The owner doesn't really care, it's just a chance to charge £350 administration fee.

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