Questions and Answers: Henbury Lease Extensions

  • I am looking for a in Henbury and they should be on the Birmingham Midshires approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and remortgage at the same time. Are you able to recommend any please ?
  • Hi. I need someone to have a look at my lease extension before it's signed just to ensure there's nothing that I haven't seen - it's just a surrender and regrant with a few minor amendments.
  • 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?
  • We hope to sell our GFF in Henbury but we may need to extend the lease, or at least cover the costs of our buyers. Are you able to suggest someone to handle this?
  • I am about to view a one bedroom apartment, although not exactly my perfect property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present circumstances. However after downloading a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has seventy five years remaining on the lease. It is also a repossession so I'm guessing that the vendor will not be interested in extending the lease. My primary concern is would it be difficult to sell on without a lease extension?
  • My mortgage lender requires a £450 fee for their to agree a lease extension for my flat in Henbury... I am unable to find any reference of this in my mortgage booklet... is this a usual cost that they charge?
  • I am a freeholder of a block of flats in Henbury, and the lessees are in the process of being given lease extensions. I should hopefully get the money within a month or so. Are there any tax implications, the property is co-owned with my husband ?
  • I am looking at buying an auction property and found a studio flat in Henbury. It only has a fifty year lease..the current owner being mortgagees in possession will not want to mess around with seeking a lease extension..what are the drawbacks of this other than the huge fee to extend the lease and reduced chance of obtaining a mortgage with Coventry Building Society?
  • I require an estimate to extend my mother’s lease on a studio flat in Henbury. She already has a figure from the landlord for a lease extension but I am not sure it is reasonable.
  • I have seventy years remaining on my lease of a ground floor flat in Henbury, the Landlord requires a £18k premium for a statutory lease extension of 90yrs. I am looking for advice on whether this amount is reasonable

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