Questions and Answers: Poppleton and Bishopthorpe Lease Extensions

  • Hi, I am looking somewhere around or in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe 8-10 years lease remaining houses. I dont know if I am on the correct site. Can I find lease remaining houses from here?
  • We have seen a house for sale for £195k and we are very interested but we've just found out that it is leasehold. There are 798 years balance left so a lease extension is not a concern. We didn't know what this meant but the internet suggests we wouldn't own the land or property, just the lease to live there. Is this true? We wouldn't want to pay a mortgage for 25 years without the house being ours. Any feedback would be much appreciated.
  • I would like to have my residential flat leasehold extension premium assessed. The flat is in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe, and my lease will reach 77 years this March. Could you advise me about the costs and time-frame to obtain your valuation? Also, do you represent your clients at the Tribunal court?
  • We hope to sell our ground floor flat in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe but we may require a lease extension, or at least cover the expense of our purchaser. Are you able to recommend someone to handle this?
  • I'm considering purchasing a maisonette (leasehold) but the landlord has been absent for around 15yrs. My question is would it be cheaper to try to buy the reversionary title or to extend lease and apply for right to manage?
  • We are in a block of five flats in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe and have been offered to buy the freehold for 5k 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?
  • My wife and I are considering buying a garden flat in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe which is a leasehold. I am wondering what are the advantages and disadvantages of that - what occurs when lease expires, the cost of a lease extension, can the freeholder of the property evict me from my own flat and prevent me from extending the lease?
  • I an interested in finding out more about purchasing a leasehold residence. We intend to buy a semi detached house which is leasehold property is there any problem involved or hidden costs. Is it safe to buy a leasehold house in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe area with a loft extension..We are really concerned as we are first time buyers...Please advise if we want to rent out the property?
  • Me and my wife have owned a leasehold flat for around fifteen years. It now has seventy four years unexpired lease on the lease. After a year of difficult negotiations through my conveyancing practitioners and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the freeholder. I am at a decision point on whether to accept it or go to a Tribunal and would welcome advice.
  • My wife and I are aware that others in the same building previously had a lease extension, and the landlord seemed amenable. Therefore is seems worth taking risk of avoiding a formal valuation and base the initial offer on on the prices by others . This would save on double valuation fees. Would you recommend such a course of action?
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