FAQs concerning Brighouse and Rastrick Lease Extensions

  • This flat I have in mind requires only ground rent. Long lease so no lease extension required. I have asked the estate agents as to what happens to building insurance and responsibility for communal areas and if one of the two flats which make up the property wants to make alterations.They said they did not know. I cannot see how one could get buildings insurance for the whole building shared with another flat, either downstairs or upstairs. I do need to clarify things like this before I undertake all the expenses involved in purchasing a property I feel. Do freeholders actually supply their own insurance?
  • Ref a residence in Brighouse and Rastrick. upper maisonette. 76 yrs remaining. I have an agreed lease extension to £14k for 135yrs. Freeholder also requested Notice of Claim which I think should not be necessary. Advice required.
  • My leasehold flat in Brighouse and Rastrick is up for sale and I have a hopefully firm offer. There is eighty one years to run on the lease and I want to extend the lease. What will it likely cost to get a lease extension by, say,35 years
  • I am looking to buy a one bed flat in Brighouse and Rastrick for asking price of 125k, which has 55 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?
  • Me and my husband have owned a leasehold flat for approximately twenty years. There are 58 years outstanding on the lease. After a year of protracted negotiations through my and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the landlord. I am at a decision point on whether to accept it or go to LVT and would appreciate advice.
  • Me and my fiance would like to know the cost of a lease extension valuation for a property based in Brighouse and Rastrick. Would you be able to help?
  • We are purchasing a three bedroom first floor purpose built flat in Brighouse and Rastrick which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was on the short side so the vendor commenced dealing with a lease extension. The owner has submitted the lease extension paperwork which will result in the registration of a new lease at the land registry. An essential part of the house buying process is for our to do a "priority search" on the property title. The concern 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 property title number has not been issued. Is it correct that we have to hold on until the lease extension has actually been registered before completing.?
  • I own the freehold reversion of a property in Brighouse and Rastrick and a leaseholder has requested a lease extension. Her so called valuation expert has suggested a figure of £8,000, but has increased this to £10,000 at the drop of a hat. 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 a FTT, can I deal with this myself, just equipped with the valuations I have? If not, what costs would I be likely to incur?
  • My wife and I are aware that others in the same block had already had a lease extension, and the landlord seemed amenable. It therefore appears worth taking risk of avoiding a formal valuation and base the initial offer on on the premiums paid by others . This would save on double valuation fees. Is this advisable?
  • We currently own a garden flat in Brighouse and Rastrick 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 sixety two years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 13k plus to get a lease extension. Do you have some advice on this? Do I contact the landlord first and will they be able to give me a cost?

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