Sample questions relating to Birmingham and the Black Country Lease Extensions

  • I have got a leasehold flat in the Birmingham and the Black Country area and was enquiring whether I could get a lease extension. What are your processes and fees. Has 67 years outstanding
  • I'm planning to make an offer on a house in Birmingham and the Black Country 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 would like to have my residential flat leasehold extension premium valued. The flat is in Birmingham and the Black Country, and my lease will reach seventy two years this December. Could you advise me about the costs and time-frame to obtain an appraisal? Also, do you represent your clients at the Tribunal court?
  • I am a first time buyer of a leasehold flat in Birmingham and the Black Country. The lease has just sixety three years outstanding and ground rent is £50. Is it possible for the owner to serve the Initial Notice and then assign over the right to me as the purchaser on the day of completion so that I don't have to wait 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 achievable but will it be very time consuming to the current owner? To add to the complexity it’s the case of an absent freeholder, so I am not sure how this will play out.
  • How much will I need to spend and what is the best way to get a lease extension started? I have slightly more than sixety years left on my lease on a maisonette in Birmingham and the Black Country. I have emailed the agent who act on behalf of the head landlord and they gave me the number of the surveyor. I have contacted the valuer but I am not receiving any returned calls.
  • We have a leasehold flat in Birmingham and the Black Country with 59 years left. Last year we were quoted a deal to have a lease extension for another thirty years but also uplift the ground rent from notional to £300 per year..plus a premium I think of approximately 9k. We have now decided to proceed but do we now have to renegotiate?
  • My wife and I are considering buying a one bed flat in Birmingham and the Black Country which is a leasehold. I am enquiring as to the advantages and disadvantages of that - what occurs when lease expires, how much it costs to extend it, can the freeholder of the property evict me from my own flat and prevent me from extending the lease?
  • I am planning to get a lease extension and am wondering which step I have to do first, I have been previously advised that I have to have the finances in place before I set the ball rolling, is this correct?
  • I am the freeholder of a Edwardian property split into two flats. I reside in the upper flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current 66 years. What are my next steps?
  • My father is concerned about seeking a lease extension from a difficult freeholder. Notwithstanding that the correct procedures were adhered to under the appropriate legislation, the freeholder still attempted to get ground rent of £250 increasing by 100% every twenty five years of the new lease. Can you help?
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