FAQs concerning Bamburgh Lease Extensions

  • My OH and I are looking for lease extension for our flat in Bamburgh and we don't fully understand the letter that we received from our landlord company. How long will it take?
  • I’m just looking for a garden flat to purchase in the Bamburgh area and was after more information on what the likely fees would be to extend a lease? It has sixety eight years remaining...
  • I think our has advised us incorrectly concerning a lease extension and I want to know how to go about making a formal complaint
  • I am in need of a lease extension for my flat in Bamburgh and was advised previously that I must get the funds readily available, is this the case or can I start the process beforehand?
  • My (separately handling my lease extension) said I need a licence to alter given that I wish to carry out a loft extension to my property. Is this strictly required given that I have a share of the freehold. I've informally discussed the loft conversion with my co-freeholder some time ago and he had no objection once I reassured him that if my builder damages the roof I won't expect the co-freeholder to pay for future repairs to the roof. Assuming I need formal consent should I get the licence to alter and then start the lease extension process?
  • I own 70% in a shared ownership flat with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around 69 years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Bamburgh and have a mortgage with Birmingham Midshires.
  • Hopefully an easy question for you, how much are the legal fees for a lease extension on a residential property in Bamburgh for a two bed flat - sec 42 is already served?
  • I am the freeholder of a property in Bamburgh and a leaseholder would like a lease extension. Her so called valuation expert has given a figure of £9,000, but has upped this by £2,000 at the drop of a hat. My surveyor has suggested a much higher premium. Negotiations have broken down so it looks at though we need to go to LVT. If a lease extension does go to a FTT, can I deal with this myself, just equipped with the valuations I have? If not, what charges would I be likely to incur?
  • My wife and I are aware that others in the same block previously had a lease extension, and the landlord was reasonable. It therefore appears worth taking risk of avoiding a formal valuation and calculate the initial offer on previous premiums paid . This would save on double valuation charges. Would you recommend this course of action?
  • We have a studio flat in Bamburgh with a lease of 62 years left with a value of around £410000 we want to add 90 years to it, how much is that likely to cost?

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