Questions and Answers: Birstall Lease Extensions

  • I am looking for a in Birstall and they should be on the Skipton Building Society approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and remortgage simultaneously. Are you able to recommend any please ?
  • We are the registered owners of a leasehold with a landlord who has failed to give us a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Birstall and looking to do a vesting order. Is this something you can handle for us?
  • I have a share of the freehold. There are five apartments in the house. All the leaseholders are now looking for lease extensions. How long will take to get a lease extension?
  • I own a purpose-built apartment based in a large development in Birstall. The leasehold interest in the apartment on a ninety five year lease started from 30th March 1970 with a non-reviewable ground rent of £15 per annum. I wish to obtain a lease extension. Is it possible for me to talk with someone to discuss my options please?
  • 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 50% 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 Birstall and have a mortgage with Halifax.
  • We would like to know the cost of a lease extension valuation for a property based in Birstall. Is this something you can assist us with?
  • I'm living at mother and father but have a maisonette in Birstall let out which has a 65 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 Birstall 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 19k. Should I keep or sell the flat?
  • We currently own a one bedroom ground floor purpose built maisonette in Birstall and are looking to sell it this year so we can carry out some improvements on our family home. I checked the lease and it has 76 years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 20k plus to get a lease extension. Can you offer some advice on this? Should I contact the freeholder first and will they be able to give me a cost?
  • I have a lease of 55 years remaining on my flat in Birstall. We are looking for a lease extension, so we contacted our freehold company and they came back with a quote that was double the amount and half the extension time that the lease extension calculator provided. Is there anyway, without racking up a huge legal bill, we can ask the freehold company to provide their computation of the amount and how they derived to it?

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