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Check to see what the ground rent terms will be in 50 (etc) years time. Very unlikely with your freeholder as the council, but some double every ten years, which would end up being a significant amount towards the end of the lease.
Find out who your managing agents (i.e. the people you pay your service charge to) will be. Google them. Worth seeing what their reviews are like.
If it's a flat you have more rights as a leaseholder, weirdly, so the remainder is pretty low risk given the viper pit Leasehold is.
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Thanks @BleakRefs @cornelius_blackfoot
Put in an offer contingent on finding out about major works, nothing unreasonable in the lease.Wasn't the only person that offered the asking so have the fun of best and finals. Finger in the air, pick something that I'd be happy to pay, um and ahh a bit, offer in. If it happens, great. If not, oh well.
Now just need someone to buy my place.
Busy road is putting people off (though if they want a non busy road then they need to spend 200k more)
duncs
Have UTFS a bit, but...
Pondering moving from house to flat
Flat is ground floor of a Victorian villa (4 flats/floors total)
Freeholder is Greenwich Council
113yrs left on the lease
Service charge £450 p.a.
Ground rent £10 p.a.
Haven't seen the lease paperwork yet, but all seems fairly low risk as far as bastard landlord stuff goes so far...
Anything specifically I should be asking...
Have asked about pets (don't have one, but might in future).
Should ask about subletting (again, don't plan to, but might if things change etc)