Top Ten Questions relating to Belper Lease Extensions

  • I am the registered owner of a two bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette in Belper that I now cannot sell due to the lease requiring a lease extension. Are you willing to help me with this situation ?
  • I need to extend my current lease can you assist? My investigation with the Land Registry reveal that it has 55 years unexpired
  • Hi. I need a conveyancers to review my lease extension before it's formalised just to ensure there's nothing that I haven't seen - it's just a surrender and regrant with a few minor variations.
  • 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'm planning on buying a 2 bed flat (leasehold) but the landlord has been missing for approximately 15yrs. I wonder whether it will be less expensive to try to purchase the freehold or to extend lease and apply for right to manage?
  • My lawyers (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 am in need of some help with a lease extension. I live in Dublin but the flat in question is based in Belper. I would be grateful if you can give me a call when you get a chance to discuss the case.
  • I'm intent on acquiring an apartment in Belper at a price of £210,000 the flat has approaching 70 years remaining on the lease. I put in an offer conditional upon a lease extension... .. that was back in August, hoping I'd have moved in before now. The owner has just informed the agent they'll reduce the price by£8k if they don't have to deal with the lease extension. I'm unsure if I should take them up on the offer
  • Are you able to provide an estimate to extend my mother’s lease on a garden flat in Belper. She recently got a figure from the freeholder for a lease extension but I am far from certain if it is reasonable.
  • I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Belper 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?
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