Frequently asked questions relating to Ashton Under Lyne Lease Extensions

  • I am looking for lease extension for our flat located in Ashton Under Lyne and we are confused by the letter that we got from our landlord company. Are you willing to assist us with this situation?
  • We have seen a house for sale for £215k and we are very keen on but we've just found out that it is leasehold. There are 899 years left so a lease extension is not required. We didn't know what this meant but the internet suggests we wouldn't own the land or property, just the lease to live there. Is this true? We wouldn't want to pay a mortgage for twenty years without the house being ours. Any guidance would be much appreciated.
  • I have a lease of 67 years on a property which I am looking to buy how much am I looking at for the cost to extend the lease?
  • I am about to put an offer in on a garden flat in Ashton Under Lyne with a lease of 74 years but unsure how much I will have to spend to renew so I can put in an offer given to future cost of a lease extension.
  • This flat I have in mind requires only ground rent. Long lease so no lease extension required. I have asked the estate agents as to what happens to building insurance and responsibility for communal areas and if one of the two flats which make up the property wants to make alterations.They said they did not know. I cannot see how one could get buildings insurance for the whole building shared with another flat, either downstairs or upstairs. I do need to clarify things like this before I undertake all the expenses involved in purchasing a property I feel. Do freeholders actually supply their own insurance?
  • I own a maisonnette and the freehold reversion. The owners of the downstairs flat have asked to extend the lease what do I need to do?
  • I have a leasehold apartment in Ashton Under Lyne. I have built a large extension and have not informed the leaseholder. What should I do?
  • How much will it cost me and what is the best way to start the lease extension process? I have just under 65 years left on my lease on a garden flat in Ashton Under Lyne. I have emailed the managing agents who act on behalf of the freeholder and they provided me with the number of the valuer. I have contacted the valuer but I am not receiving any kind of answer.
  • I own 50% in a shared ownership property with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around 72 years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Ashton Under Lyne and have a mortgage with Aldermore.
  • My sister is worried about obtaining a lease extension from an objectionable freeholder. Even though the correct procedures were adhered to under the 1993 Act, the landlord still tried to charge ground rent of £200 increasing by 100% every 25 years of the new term. Can you help?

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