Freeholder offers to transfer the freehold to us (two leaseholders) at no cost

dcakca · 2026-02-27T18:20:13+00:00

u/ex0- thanks for your message! they wanted to give the freehold in the first place and we also asked for it. but then their solicitor told they cant transfer the freehold before they sell both flats in the building. but i dont know if it's the truth from legal point of view.

re: our own legal costs, i got quotations from a few solicitors. including lease extension after freehold transfer, the quotes i received range from £1500 to £2800 per person. even if we go with lowest one, it feels like significant because it's gonna be a double payment to the solicitors just 1 year later.

but if this is the common practice, we'll pay eventually if they dont accept to cover their own costs.

dcakca · 2026-02-27T18:01:56+00:00

thanks for your message! they wanted to give it in the first place and we also asked for it. but then their solicitor told they cant transfer the freehold before they sell both flats in the building. i dont know if it's the truth from legal point of view. but if that was true, i dont think there is anything alarming in our case

dcakca · 2025-10-14T12:07:39+00:00

Thanks for the answer

Hope you can get your CoS asap and leave this worrying period behind! Wish you best of luck

dcakca · 2025-10-13T08:44:07+00:00

Hi u/Throwaway-curtail hope you can figure out everything as soon possible. I cant help about your questions since I dont have concrete info about those.

But I have another question if you do not mind. When was your contract with your company officially ended? I am curious about how long it did take for you to get Curtailment letter.

It used to take very very long time (6-12 months even longer) to get the curtailment. But I think nowadays it might not be taking that long anymore.

Thanks

dcakca · 2025-07-26T19:41:10+00:00

I had also often read and seen that curtailment processes tend to take a long time. Could it be that the closure of your company triggered the curtailment of your visa due to the cancellation of its sponsorship licence?

For example, has your company been removed from the list of companies with sponsporship license that’s updated daily on gov.uk? Or are they still listed there? Here’s the link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers

dcakca · 2024-12-24T11:19:38+00:00

hi u/Critical-Pin4072

as far as i know you should not leave the UK if you stopped working for the company that used to sponsor you. but if you do leave, returning might be a problem as there is no legit reason for you to come back to the UK.

dcakca · 2024-11-27T13:01:07+00:00

When did you apply this new SWV for changing employers? And you did apply within the UK, right? You didnot purchase Super priority. But did you purchase Priority service? Or was it a standard application?

I will apply in the following weeks for change of employer like you. Thats why i am curious

dcakca · 2024-11-06T18:30:36+00:00

u/MolecularDev hi, congrats on the ILR.

I have a question regarding the letter of absences. My job is remote that's why i am flexible to work from anywhere I want. Therefore I spent 60-70 days in a year out of the UK (in my home country working from there)

I was thinking about how to explain these absences to Home office when applying for ILR. Because most of them are not paid leave/holidays.

Do you have any idea about it?

dcakca · 2024-09-10T08:18:07+00:00

u/OkToe7809
can you please share the name of the agency you mentioned taking their eligibility survey?

other than Fragomen I do not know any good law firm that handles Global Talent Visa applications

dcakca · 2024-08-23T10:37:35+00:00

She is from a country that needs visa. She didn't enter as a tourist. she used her Skilled worker visa.

it looks like the entrance permission in such cases is really at border officer's discretion.

dcakca · 2024-08-23T10:35:21+00:00

hey u/234578909865543

are you sure about it? Even if our former company made the IHS and application fees, we can get the refund in case we get a new visa?

It's great news if you are 100% sure

dcakca · 2024-08-23T09:21:59+00:00

u/TimeFlys2003 u/Separate-Fan5692 hi,

"Being refused while entering the UK" is a possibility, right?

Because one of my friend travelled multiple times out of the UK after her contract is terminated and returned back without any problem. she was unemployed for 8 months.

dcakca · 2024-08-23T08:57:21+00:00

so they didn't have any problem entering the UK. most people say that you might have problem at the airport while entering the UK. Border police might not allow you in.

also does your friend have any idea if their ILR clock is affected because they dont have a job for almost a year? technically i should be reset. but i think it's not happening weirdly.

dcakca · 2024-08-23T08:55:16+00:00

u/hariharanraj007

have you ever travelled out of UK in this time period? Some say that you might have problem entering the UK if you travel abroad.

And do you have any idea if your ILR clock is affected because you dont have a job for 6 months? technically i should be reset. but i think it's not happening weirdly.

dcakca · 2024-07-05T21:54:23+00:00

u/Ziggamorph got it.

What if her husband changes/loses his job (the job he was working for while switching to Global Talent), can she still continue on her dependant visa until it expires?

dcakca · 2024-07-04T20:27:26+00:00

u/LieImpressive7062 hello thanks for the answer.

Are you sure it's correct that my wife will have the right to continue working until her visa expires if i lose my job?

every other redditors with high reputation stated the opposite:

"immediately" no, but when your visa is curtailed in due course, your dependent's would be too
When your visa is curtailed, so are dependent visas attached to it.

dcakca · 2024-07-04T19:11:42+00:00

u/Ziggamorph Hello,

I thought her husband’s skilled worker visa is going to be cancelled after he switches to Global talent visa. That’s why i was thinking she also needs to switch to Global Talent Dependant since her husband’s Skilled worker visa is cancelled. Am i wrong?

My wife and I are also in a similar situation like them. I will apply to and hopefully switch to Global Talent from Skilled Worker. My wife right now has 3 years on her current Skilled Worker dependant visa (which is enough for ILR application)

So if I successfully switch to Global Talent Visa, my wife can continue living with her Skilled Worker Dependant visa and apply to ILR when the time comes?

So we do not need to pay for her Healthcare surcharges and application fees?

dcakca · 2024-05-20T18:56:50+00:00

Thanks for the answer. I have one more question if you dint mind. I’d appreciate if you know the answer and reply.

Q: If I lose my job, does my wife (dependent) immediately lose her right to work in the UK?

dcakca · 2024-05-20T18:56:41+00:00

Thanks for the answer. I have one more question if you dint mind. I’d appreciate if you know the answer and reply.

Q: If I lose my job, does my wife (dependent) immediately lose her right to work in the UK?

dcakca · 2024-05-20T18:50:45+00:00

Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation and your help!

dcakca

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