FAQs concerning Bargoed Lease Extensions

  • I purchased a flat in Bargoed with a leasehold unexpired around 77 years and need to extend it. Please can you clarify the next stages
  • I own a leasehold flat in the Bargoed area and was wondering if I could get a lease extension. What are your processes and fees. Has seventy two years left
  • I'm about to make an offer on a house in Bargoed but I'm concerned about it being leasehold. Do you know what title absolute means and is this regarding the lease? Also, we have asked to see a copy of the lease but the homeowner said they might not have it. We are worried about restrictions, and dont know what to do. We have also been approved for the mortgage but the lender doesn't know its leasehold. Do houses qualify for lease extension? Will this affect Norwich and Peterborough Building Society giving us the mortgage now?
  • I plan on buying a flat located in Bargoed. The offer is subject to the lease extension. The current owner’s property lawyers has given to the freeholder the Notice of Claim. Once this notice has been accepted by the freeholder, it is possible for the lessee to assign the benefit of that notice to me, the buyer, so that the buyer “stands in the shoes” of the Lessee, so to speak. I was wondering if this could be a problem for the mortgage lender Britannia. Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?
  • I am a first time buyer of a leasehold flat in Bargoed. The lease has just 71 years outstanding and ground rent is £25. Is it possible for the homeowner to serve the Section 42 Notice and then transfer over the right to me as the purchaser on the day of completion so that I can avoid waiting for the 2 year requisite period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this is legal but will it be very time consuming to the owner? Unfortunately it’s the case of an absent landlord, so I am not sure how does it work.
  • I am concerned that my niece is being hoodwinked. She put in an offer on a maisonette in Bargoed, where the lease is nearly 63 years but she was advised by the selling agents that the seller had extended it to 99 years. She has now been advised the flat owner was waiting for her to instruct solicitors prior to commencing with the lease extension. Seems unscrupulous, also it will take time to sort it all out. Am I being too sceptical?
  • I intend to buy a one bed flat in Bargoed for asking price of 145k, which has 65 years lease left on it. I appreciate that ideally, the seller would start the process by serving a section 42 notice to start the lease extension process but the seller is refusing to assist. My question is: If landlord does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of a valuer, how lengthy and easy is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • I'm living at parents but have a studio flat in Bargoed let out which has a 57 year lease. Mortgage broker said I can remortgage as a buy to let instead of consent to let and release 55-60k which on top of a new mortgage based on my income. Not much about in Bargoed for me to get my own place. If I sell I will only get 150-160 due to tenant (8 months left on AST) and lease. A lease extension will cost 13k. Should I keep or sell the flat?
  • I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Bargoed as it is coming up to the 80 year mark. As I understood it, if you extend your lease by the 90 years available, you pay a premium (£thousands) but the ground rent is reduced to a peppercorn. I am now told that I have to continue paying ground rent. I thought the major cost of a lease extension was to compensate the freeholder as they wouldn't be collecting ground rent anymore?
  • We have a studio flat in Bargoed with a lease of fivety seven years left with a value of around £370000 we want to add 90 years to it, how much is that likely to cost?
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