Common questions relating to Blakenhall Lease Extensions

  • So this is the scenario: I own a garden flat in Blakenhall that I am now unable to sell as a result of the lease requiring a lease extension. What's your legal fee ?
  • We bought a leasehold with a freeholder who has failed to respond by way of a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Blakenhall and looking to do a vesting order. Is this something you can handle for us?
  • I'm looking for a flat to purchase in Blakenhall and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold arrangement. I've identified a garden flat I like with a 82 years lease. I've read that I can apply for a lease extension after 2 years, but:- Should I be looking for some caveats that would prevent me for getting a lease extension?
  • I will soon view a one bedroom maisonette, although not exactly my dream property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present situation. However after obtaining a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has sixety six years unexpired on the lease. It is also a repo so I'm guessing that the bank will not be interested in doing a lease extension. My primary concern is would it be difficult to sell on without a lease extension?
  • We are considering buying a one bedroom ground floor purpose built maisonette in Blakenhall which is a leasehold. I am enquiring as to the pros and cons of that - what occurs when lease expires, how much it costs to extend it, can the freeholder of the land evict me from my own flat and block me from having a lease extension?
  • I own 70% in a shared ownership flat with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around 68 years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Blakenhall and have a mortgage with Bank of Ireland.
  • We have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our ground floor flat in Blakenhall. We have a 65 year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has supplied 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 own the freehold of a one bedroom flat in Blakenhall. The leaseholders have 69 years on a lease and wants to purchase another 90 years. The have offered me 19k. Is this around the right price?
  • I am the freeholder of a property in Blakenhall and a leaseholder would like a lease extension. Her so called valuation expert has given a figure of £8,000, but has increased this to £10,000 without too much effort. My valuer has come back with £12,520. Negotiations have broken down so it looks at though we need to go to a FTT. If a lease extension does go to tribunal, can I deal with this myself, just armed with the valuations I have? If not, what fee would I be likely to incur?
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my two bedroom ground floor purpose built flat in Blakenhall. 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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