Questions and Answers: Brixworth Lease Extensions

  • I need to extend my existing lease can you assist? My investigation with the Land Registry reveal that it has seventy one years balance left
  • I am looking for a conveyancing practitioners in Brixworth and they need to be on the Coventry Building Society approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and remortgage simultaneously. Are you able to recommend a lawyers ?
  • I am looking into the costs of carrying out a lease extension for my garden flat in Brixworth, and would like some figures on that.
  • I bought a two bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette in Brixworth. I am looking for a lease extension on the property. It is around eighty years. I would just like to know what your charges are and how long the process takes.
  • We would like to extend our lease having owned the place for 2 years as of 13th March 2015. It has nearly sixety one years remaining currently. Hoping to get a lease extension by another 90 years as expeditiously and stress free as possible.
  • My property lawyers (separately handling my lease extension) said I need a licence to alter given that I wish to carry out a loft extension to my property. Is this strictly required given that I have a share of the freehold. I've informally discussed the loft conversion with my co-freeholder some time ago and he had no objection once I reassured him that if my builder damages the roof I won't expect the co-freeholder to pay for future repairs to the roof. Assuming I need formal consent should I get the licence to alter and then start the lease extension process?
  • I own 60% in a shared ownership flat with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around 65 years. I need a lawyers at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Brixworth and have a mortgage with Skipton Building Society.
  • We are in the throws of buying a property (a two bedroom first floor purpose built flat based inBrixworth with share of freehold). Throughout our search, we were always looking at flats that had at least ninety years left on the lease. We identified a place we fell in love with and the estate agent promised us that the lease term was not an issue. Today our lawyers advised us the lease only has 57 years and therefore needs a lease extension. Should we run away, or do we lower our offer by the estimated difference in value resulting from the short lease term setting aside that money to cover the lease extension?
  • I own the freehold to two flats. Someone has the lease on the ground flat in Brixworth. I occupy in the top flat. I was looking at the land registry documents recently when I noticed that my flat has a lease on it. There is fivety five years residual lease term. If I want a lease extension then would I just be paying for the lawyers costs?
  • My and my fiance are worried about obtaining a lease extension from an objectionable freeholder. Even though the correct procedures were adhered to under the 1993 Act, the landlord still attempted to charge ground rent of £300 doubling every twenty years of the new lease. Can you help?
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