Frequently asked questions relating to Birtley Lease Extensions

  • My fiance and I have just acquired a one bedroom apartment based inBirtley and I'm considering a lease extension as soon as possible e.g. after two years
  • I am looking to extend the lease on my 2 bed flat in Birtley which will have 70 years left in June. What fees do you charge for this?
  • I have got a leasehold flat in the Birtley area and was curious whether I could obtain a lease extension. What are your processes and fees. There are seventy five years left
  • I'm planning on buying a one bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette (leasehold) but the freeholder has been absent for circa 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?
  • I am looking to buy a one bed flat in Birtley for asking price of 145k, which has 59 years lease left on it. Seller doesn't want to extend the lease for even if I were to pay the money to the seller. My query is: If the freeholder does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of a valuer, how lengthy and difficult is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • My wife and I have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our one bed flat in Birtley. We have a 66 year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has given us with a financial figure that he is happy with to accept for the extension of the lease, which we are happy with as well and wish to proceed. All we need now is a to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on our behalf.
  • It says on your website the anticipated fee to extend a lease is £495. Is that the total cost including vat and the land registry fee? The premium has already been agreed with the freeholder for the lease extension for my maisonette in Birtley
  • My brother and I are acquiring a two bedroom ground floor purpose built flat in Birtley which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was on the short side so the seller is in the process of dealing with a lease extension. The seller’s lawyer has submitted the lease extension paperwork to HMLR. An essential part of the conveyancing process is for our to do a "priority search" on the lease. The problem here is that as a lease extension has been submitted we've been told by our it may not be possible to do this "priority search" right now as the new lease title number has not been issued. Is it correct that we must wait until the new lease is registered?
  • Do you handle lease extensions on land? (a plot of land in Birtley with 82yrs remaining)
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my one bedroom apartment in Birtley. I'll be looking to do this sometime next year as we need to move at some point then. Unfortunately the current lease is now very short and therefore I'm guessing it'll be expensive to extend. I'm also thinking that I'll probably have to go down the tribunal route. Should I look to extend it now or wait until I sell my place and have it all tied in with the property sale?

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