FAQs concerning Hessle Lease Extensions

  • My partner has a flat in Hessle which we are about to put on the market. The leasehold has nearly fivety six years outstanding on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. I am after more information on how we commence arranging a lease extension? Many thanks.
  • I am the registered owner of a one bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette in Hessle with a leasehold unexpired of 70 years. I am wondering about how much I will need to spend to extend my lease
  • My co-lessees and I are in a block made up three flats in Hessle and have been offered to buy the freehold for 7k per flat rather than go for lease extensions. We are all in agreement that we want to do this but how do we get started and what is the likely cost?
  • I am deliberating whether to purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Hessle and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £4k to extend the lease. I will be doing a get a new mortgage with National Westminster Bank to free up equity. My adviser dealing with the remortgage suggested I get two estimates : one for the lease extension and one for the freehold purchase .The lease began in 1981 and since then the ground rent has increased from £25.00 per year to £100 per year.
  • It says on your website the likely fee for dealing with a lease extension is £495. Is that the total cost including vat and the land registry fee? The premium has already been negotiated with the freeholder for the lease extension for my three bedroom ground floor purpose built flat in Hessle
  • My wife and I are in the throws of buying a property (a one bedroom ground floor purpose built flat inHessle with share of freehold). During our search, we were always looking at flats that had a minimum 84 years residual lease term. We identified a flat we liked and the selling agent assured that the lease was long albeit not specifying a number. Yesterday our informed us the lease only has fivety seven years and therefore requires a lease extension. Do we run away, or do we reduce our offer?
  • I am the registered freeholder of a couple of flats. Someone has the lease on the ground flat in Hessle. I reside in the upper flat. I was looking at the title deeds last night when I noticed that my flat has a lease on it. There is seventy eight years residual lease term. If I want a lease extension then would I just be paying for the costs?
  • We are worried about getting a lease extension from tricky landlord. Even though the legal procedures were adhered to under the appropriate legislation, the freeholder still tried to charge ground rent of £250 increasing by 100% every twenty five years of the new term. Can you help?
  • Are you able to provide an estimate to extend my mother’s lease on a one bedroom first floor purpose built flat in Hessle. She already has a price from the freeholder for a lease extension but I am far from certain if it is too high.
  • We wanted an estimate on the cost of a lease extension and a few more questions answered regarding a lease extension for my garden flat in Hessle

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