Frequently asked questions relating to Castle Vale Lease Extensions

  • I’ve just completed on a garden flat located inCastle Vale and I'm considering a lease extension as soon as practicable e.g. after a couple of years
  • So this is the scenario: I acquired a studio flat in Castle Vale that I am finding difficult to sell as a result of the lease requiring a lease extension. How long will it take ?
  • I want to purchase a leasehold property and lease extension. The current owner has been there over two years and will assign the notice. He will let me have the notice on exchange and then I will serve it in the landlord. Is this OK ?
  • I am about to view a two bedroom apartment, although not exactly my perfect property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present circumstances. However after obtaining a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has sixety three years balance left on the lease. It is also a repossession so I'm assuming that the bank will not be interested in doing a lease extension. My main concern is would the short lease make it difficult to secure a mortgage?
  • My mortgage provider is requesting several hundred pounds for their conveyancing practitioners to approve the lease extension deed for my flat in Castle Vale... I can find no reference of this in my mortgage literature... is this a standard cost that they charge?
  • Me and my sister are considering buying a three bed flat in Castle Vale which is a leasehold. I am wondering what are the pros and cons of that - what occurs when lease expires, the cost of a lease extension, can the freeholder of the land evict me from my own flat and block me from extending the lease?
  • I do not need a lease extension but I do need a vesting order on a property I want to acquire in Castle Vale. The house is freehold but the garden is officially leasehold, Nine hundred and ninety nine year lease from 1895. Its the garden area.
  • We currently own a maisonette in Castle Vale 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 three 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? Should I contact the freeholder first and will they be able to give me a cost?
  • I was hoping you might be able to tell me the process of how to apply for a lease extension for my maisonette in Castle Vale
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my three bed flat in Castle Vale. 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. Should I look to extend it now or wait until I sell my place and have it all tied in with the property sale?
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