Top Ten Questions relating to Bridlington Lease Extensions

  • I think our has advised us incorrectly concerning a lease extension and I would like to know how to complain
  • I am looking to extend the lease on my three bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette in Bridlington which will have fivety nine years left in November. What fees are applicable?
  • I'm planning to make an offer on a house in Bridlington but I'm a little worried 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 Platform Home Loans Ltd giving us the mortgage now?
  • I have my suspicions that my niece is being hoodwinked. She put in an offer on a garden flat in Bridlington, where the lease is just over sixety years but she was informed by the estate agents that the vendor had extended it to 99 years. Only now has she been told the seller was holding off for her to appoint solicitors ahead of instigating the lease extension. Sounds unscrupulous, also it will take time to sort it all out. Am I reading too much into it?
  • I own a purpose-built apartment based in a small development in Bridlington. The leasehold interest in the flat on a ninety five year lease which commenced from 30th October 1969 with a fixed ground rent of £10 per annum. I wish to obtain a lease extension. Is it possible for me to talk with someone to go through my options please?
  • My brother has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in Bridlington. House converted into three flats. He has a lease, which has around 72 years unexpired lease. How much would it cost for a lease extension and how many years would he need to extend by?
  • I own 60% in a shared ownership property with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around seventy years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Bridlington and have a mortgage with Yorkshire Building Society.
  • I am concerned about seeking a lease extension from an objectionable landlord. Notwithstanding that the legal procedures were adhered to under the appropriate legislation, the landlord still attempted to get ground rent of £250 increasing by 100% every 25 years of the new lease. Can you help?
  • I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Bridlington as it is coming up to the 80 year mark. As I understood it, if you extend your lease by the 90 years available, you pay a premium (£thousands) but the ground rent is reduced to a peppercorn. I am now told that I have to continue paying ground rent. I thought the major cost of a lease extension was to compensate the freeholder as they wouldn't be collecting ground rent anymore?
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my maisonette in Bridlington. 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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