Questions and Answers: Cottingham Lease Extensions

  • I am looking for lease extension for our two bed flat located in Cottingham and we don't fully comprehend the communication that we received from our landlord company. What's your solicitors fee?
  • My wife agreed with the freeholder for a lease extension on our flat based in Cottingham, 11k for a further 90yrs. How long is the process ?
  • Hello. I need someone to review my lease extension before it's signed just to make sure there's nothing that I haven't seen - it's just a reissue with a few small variations.
  • 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?
  • The intention is to sell our GFF in Cottingham but we may need to extend the lease, or possibly cover the expense of our purchaser. Can you suggest someone to undertake the legal formalities?
  • I'm looking for a flat to purchase in Cottingham and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold title. I've identified a garden flat I like with a 87 years lease. My research reveals that I can get a lease extension having owned the property for a couple of years, but:- Is this a given?
  • Offer accepted on a a one bedroom apartment in Cottingham, were told numerous times by the EA that the lease had over 100 years, we have just had our mortgage offer sent through which states the lease as eighty years.Contracts were due to be exchanged in a couple of days. My query is how is possible that the estate agent got it so wrong?
  • Me and my partner have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our garden flat in Cottingham. We have a 78 year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has given us with a premium amount that she is happy with to accept for the extension of the lease, which we are happy with as well and wish to proceed. All we need now is a solicitors to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on the lease extension.
  • My and my fiance are worried about obtaining a lease extension from a difficult landlord. Notwithstanding that the correct procedures were followed under the appropriate legislation, the landlord still tried to charge ground rent of £200 increasing by 100% every twenty years of the new term. Can you assist?
  • I am currently in the process of remortgaging my maisonette in Cottingham and the bank that I am looking to move to needs a minimum 80 years on the leasehold of my property in order for them to take the mortgage forward. I have discovered that I currently have around seventy four years on the leasehold so require some help, guidance, and some quotes to start the lease extension process
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