Birkenhead Lease Extensions

Common questions relating to Birkenhead Lease Extensions

I inherited a flat in Birkenhead with a leasehold unexpired approximately fivety four years and need a lease extension. Please can you advise me of the next stages

I'm intending to make an offer on a house in Birkenhead 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 Bank of Scotland giving us the mortgage now?

I own a maisonnette together with the freehold. The owners of the upstairs flat have asked to extend the lease what do I need to do?

I plan on buying a flat located in Birkenhead. The offer is conditional upon a lease extension. The vendor’s has served the Section 42 Notice. 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 Virgin Money. Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?

Is it possible to talk with you about a flat in Birkenhead, I am considering buying at auction next month. The flat only has a few years unexpired lease and I am curious about what it would cost to get a lease extension and for your services.

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 60% in a shared ownership flat with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around seventy years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Birkenhead and have a mortgage with The Mortgage Works.

We would like to know the cost of a lease extension valuation for a property based in Birkenhead. Would you be able to help?

If somebody owns a flat with a lease of less than 80 years, they can afford the lease extension by borrowing the funds against the property, and the value of the flat with the new lease will more than cover the cost of the extension, then is there any justification for not doing it?

I note that your website states the anticipated fee for dealing with a lease extension is £495. Is that the all inclusive cost excluding vat and the land registry fee? The premium has already been negotiated with the freeholder for the lease extension for my two bedroom second floor purpose built flat in Birkenhead

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