Q I have been trying to sell my leasehold flat in Portsmouth but I’ve had two buyers pull out because the estate agent has told them incorrect information about the lease. The flat has 85 years remaining on the lease, so it’s getting towards the point where any buyer would reasonably think about a lease extension.
The agent has been telling them that the lease has 100 years on it. When the buyers found out the correct information from their solicitors they both pulled out of the purchase.
I assumed the first time that it was simply a miscommunication, so I made a point of checking with the agent that the second buyer had the correct information. The agent assured me that the buyer knew the facts but that wasn’t true either.
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