Ponteland Lease Extensions: Q and A’s

  • I bought a flat in Ponteland with a leasehold unexpired about 66 years and need to extend it. Please can you clarify the next steps
  • I am fairly sure that our has advised us incorrectly concerning a lease extension and I want to know how to go about making a formal complaint
  • I'm wanting to make an offer on a house in Ponteland but I'm a little worried about it being leasehold. Do you know what title absolute means and is this regarding the lease? Also, we have asked to see a copy of the lease but the homeowner said they might not have it. We are worried about restrictions, and dont know what to do. We have also been approved for the mortgage but the lender doesn't know its leasehold. Do houses qualify for lease extension? Will this affect Yorkshire Building Society giving us the mortgage now?
  • I would like to have my residential flat leasehold extension premium assessed. The flat is in Ponteland, and my lease will reach sixety five years this April. Could you advise me about the costs and time-frame to obtain your valuation? Also, do you represent your clients at the LVT court?
  • The terms for the lease on my flat in Ponteland are 101 years from 15 Sep 1988. Please supply me me a quote to extend the lease if I give you more specifics please?
  • I have my suspicions that my daughter is being hoodwinked. She put in an offer on a maisonette in Ponteland, where the lease is roughly fivety five years but she was informed by the estate agents that the flat owner had extended it to 125 years. She has now been informed the vendor was waiting for her to appoint solicitors ahead of instigating the lease extension. Sounds unscrupulous, also it could take a while to sort it all out. Am I being too sceptical?
  • My mortgage lender is requesting several hundred pounds for their for a "deed of substituted security" for the lease extension for my flat in Ponteland... I can find no reference of this in my mortgage contract... is this a usual cost that they charge?
  • Regarding a residence in Ponteland. upper maisonette. 78 yrs remaining. I have an agreed lease extension to £12,000 for 115yrs. Landlord also insisted on Notice of Claim which I think is a tad over the top. Can you assist.
  • We are looking to extend our lease having owned the property for 2 years as of 22nd Jan 2015. It has approximately 56 years remaining currently. Hoping to get a lease extension by another 90 years as quickly and stress free as possible.
  • Are you able to provide an estimate to extend my mother’s lease on a one bedroom apartment in Ponteland. She recently got a price from the landlord for a lease extension but I am not sure it is too high.

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