Frequently asked questions relating to Ponteland Lease Extensions

  • I am looking for lease extension for our two bed flat based in Ponteland and we don't fully understand the letter that we got from our freehold company. How long will it take?
  • My wife has an apartment located in Ponteland which we are about to put on the market. The leasehold has roughly sixety four years residual lease term on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. I am after more information on how we get started on a lease extension? Many thanks.
  • I own a leasehold flat in the Ponteland area and was wondering whether I could get a lease extension. What are your processes and fees. There are fivety eight years left
  • I'm intending to make an offer on a house in Ponteland but I'm concerned 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 Lloyds TSB Bank giving us the mortgage now?
  • My lawyers (separately handling my lease extension) said I need a licence to alter given that I wish to carry out a loft extension to my property. Is this strictly required given that I have a share of the freehold. I've informally discussed the loft conversion with my co-freeholder some time ago and he had no objection once I reassured him that if my builder damages the roof I won't expect the co-freeholder to pay for future repairs to the roof. Assuming I need formal consent should I get the licence to alter and then start the lease extension process?
  • If somebody owns a flat with a lease of under 80 years, they can afford the lease extension by borrowing the funds against the property, and the value of the flat with the new lease will more than cover the cost of the extension, then is there any justification for not extending the lease?
  • I'm looking at buying an apartment in Ponteland valued at £256,000 the flat has just under sixety three years remaining on the lease. My offer was conditional upon the lease being extended... .. that was back in June, hoping I'd have moved in by Christmas. They have just come back saying they'll knock £5k off if they don't have to deal with the lease extension. I'm unsure if I should take them up on the offer
  • We are acquiring a ground floor flat in Ponteland which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was on the short side so the seller is in the process of dealing with a lease extension. The vendor has submitted the lease extension paperwork which will result in the registration of a new lease at the land registry. A crucial aspect of the house buying process is for our solicitors to do a pre-completion search on the property title. The problem here is that as a lease extension has been submitted we've been told by our property lawyers it may not be possible to do this "priority search" right now as the new lease title number has not been issued. Is it right that we have to hold on until the lease extension has actually been registered before completing.?
  • My and my partner are concerned about obtaining a lease extension from a difficult landlord. Notwithstanding that the legal 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?
  • We wanted an estimate on the cost of a lease extension and a few more questions answered regarding a lease extension for my studio flat in Ponteland
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