Common questions relating to Congleton Lease Extensions

  • My partner and I have just bought a studio flat based inCongleton and I'm thinking about a lease extension as soon as I can e.g. in 24 months of ownership
  • I acquired a property in Congleton and it has nearly 57 years left. I'd like to extend the lease period
  • I am looking for a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I would like to purchase. It has fivety nine years balance left.
  • My mortgage lender requires a £450 fee for their for a "deed of substituted security" for the lease extension for my flat in Congleton... I am unable to find any mention of this in my mortgage literature... is this a standard cost that they charge?
  • I intend to buy a one bed flat in Congleton for asking price of 156k, which has 79 years lease left on it. I appreciate that ideally, the seller would start the process by serving a section 42 notice to start the lease extension process but the seller is refusing to assist. My question is: If the freeholder does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of a valuer, how lengthy and easy is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • We would like to know the cost of a lease extension valuation for a property based in Congleton. Is this something you can help us with?
  • I'm intent on buying a flat in Congleton at a price of £256,000 the flat has something like sixety five years unexpired on the lease. My offer was subject to a lease extension... .. that was back in June, hoping I'd have moved in by Christmas. The owner has just informed the agent they are willing to knock £4k off if I deal with the lease extension myself. I'm unsure if I should take them up on the offer
  • We are acquiring a garden flat in Congleton which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was on the short side so the owner commenced dealing with a lease extension. The vendor has submitted the lease extension paperwork which will result in the registration of a new lease at the land registry. A crucial aspect of the house buying process is for our to do a pre-completion search on the property title. The problem 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 lease title number is not known. Is it correct that we have to be patient until the new lease is registered?
  • I was hoping you might be able to tell me the process of how to apply for a lease extension for my ground floor flat in Congleton
  • We have a maisonette in Congleton with a lease of 67 years left with a value of around £290000 we want to add 90 years to it, how much is that likely to cost?

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