FAQs concerning Castleford Lease Extensions

  • 20,000 agreed with the freeholder, just trying to find a Castleford solicitors for a lease extension. Our flat has nearon sixety nine yrsremaining. How long will this take ?
  • I’m just looking for a garden flat to purchase in the Castleford area and was wondering how much would it cost for a lease extension? It has 58 years unexpired...
  • I own a flat in Castleford with a leasehold unexpired about sixety one years and need a lease extension. Please can you clarify the next steps
  • I own a maisonnette together with the freehold of both flats. The owners of the upstairs flat have asked for a lease extension what do I need to do?
  • I'm looking for a flat to purchase in Castleford and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold tenure. I've identified a garden flat I like with a 87 years lease. I've read that I can get a lease extension after a couple of years, but:- Should I anticipate any issue with my proposed mortgage lender Barclays ?
  • I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Castleford. The lease has just seventy one years balance left and ground rent is £50. Is it possible for the vendor to serve the Notice of Claim and then assign this right to me as the purchaser on the day of completion so that I can avoid waiting for the 2 year requisite period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this is achievable but will it be very time costly to the owner? Unfortunately it’s the case of an absent landlord, so I am not sure how does it work.
  • I am thinking about buying an auction property and identified a studio flat in Castleford. It has just 50 year lease..the vendor as mortgagees in possession will not want the aggravation of negotiating a lease extension..what are the disadvantages of this other than the huge fee to put a new lease on it and decreased chance of getting a mortgage with Barclays ?
  • I own a share of the freehold. There are three flats in the house. All the leaseholders are now looking for lease extensions. Are you willing to assist us with this situation?
  • Just been over 2 years that I have owned my studio flat in Castleford. I have 68 years outstanding on the lease. I am now looking either to purchase a share of freehold or extend my lease. I acquired the property for 320K, it is now roughly 450k. I understand that 90 years is the period most people extend. I spoke to my conveyancing practitioners about the process, he answered most of my questions but just have one left: What can I expect in terms of legal charges for a lease extension? Are they usually fixed or tend to increase over time (i.e. if the process goes to the tribunal etc)?
  • I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Castleford 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?
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