Lease Extensions in Halifax

Frequently asked questions relating to Halifax Lease Extensions

So this is the scenario: I bought a garden flat in Halifax that I am finding difficult to sell as a result of the lease requiring a lease extension. What's your solicitors fee ?

I need to negotiate a lease extension for a flat in Halifax and want to use a local . Is there a that you can recommend?

I have a lease of seventy eight years on a property which I am looking to buy how much am I looking at for the cost to extend the lease?

I am looking for a in Halifax and they need to be on the Coventry Building Society approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and remortgage at the same time. Can you recommend a ?

I plan on buying a flat located in Halifax. My offer is conditional upon a lease extension. The seller’s has given to the freeholder the Notice of Claim. Once this notice has been accepted by the freeholder, it is possible for the lessee to assign the benefit of that notice to me, the buyer, so that the buyer “stands in the shoes” of the Lessee, so to speak. I was wondering if this could be a problem for the mortgage lender Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?

I am the freeholder of a 1930’s property split into two apartments. I reside in the upper flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current sixety five years. What are my next steps?

I'm living at parents but have a maisonette in Halifax let out which has a 67 year lease. Mortgage broker said I can remortgage as a buy to let instead of consent to let and release 55-60k which on top of a new mortgage based on my income. Not much about in Halifax for me to get my own place. If I sell I will only get 150-160 due to tenant (8 months left on AST) and lease. A lease extension will cost 19k. Should I keep or sell the flat?

I know that others in the same building had already had a lease extension, and the landlord seemed amenable. It therefore appears worth taking risk of not having formal valuation and base the initial offer on on the premiums paid by others . This would save on double valuation fees. Is this advisable?

We currently own a one bedroom apartment in Halifax 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 56 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 have 60 years remaining on my lease of a ground floor flat in Halifax, the Landlord requires a £25k premium for a statutory lease extension of 90yrs. I am looking for advice on whether this amount is acceptable

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