Recently asked questions relating to Birtley Lease Extensions

  • I have shares in the freehold of 2 blocks of flats comprising of 8 flats each. Two of the leasehold owners want a lease extension and I'm wondering about the procedure for this
  • I am looking for a lease extension on the lease on my garden flat in Birtley which will have seventy seven years left in January. What fees do you charge for this?
  • We have seen a house for sale for £185,000 and we are very keen on but we've just discovered that it is leasehold. There are 798 years left so a lease extension is not required. We didn't know what this meant but the internet suggests we wouldn't own the land or property, just the lease to live there. Is this true? We wouldn't want to pay a mortgage for twenty years without owning the property. Any advice would be much appreciated.
  • The terms for the lease on my apartment in Birtley are 95 years from 15 Dec 1980. Please provide me a quote for a lease extension if I give you more details please?
  • I am thinking about whether to purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Birtley and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £2500 to extend the lease. I plan to simultaneously refinance with Coventry Building Society to free up equity. The broker dealing with the remortgage suggested I get two quotes : one for the lease extension and one for the freehold purchase .The lease commenced in 1972 and since then the ground rent has been raised from £38.00 per annum to £200 per annum.
  • We have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our garden flat in Birtley. We have a sixety one 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.
  • I'm looking at purchasing an apartment in Birtley at a price of £256,000 the flat has approximately 60 years left on the lease. My offer was subject to a lease extension... .. that was back in August, expecting I'd be in by now. The seller has just informed the agent that they are prepared to reduce the price by£7k if they don't have to deal with the lease extension. I'm not sure if I should take them up on the offer
  • Hopefully an easy question for you, how much does it cost for a lease extension on a residential property in Birtley for a three bed flat - section 42 having been issued?
  • I was hoping you might be able to tell me the process of how to apply for a lease extension for my 2 bed flat in Birtley
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my studio flat 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. Can you recommend a good who specialises in lease extensions?

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