Sample questions relating to Poppleton and Bishopthorpe Lease Extensions

  • I have shares in the freehold of buildings comprising of 8 flats each. 2 of the leasehold owners want a lease extension and I'm wondering about the the process
  • I own a leasehold flat in the Poppleton and Bishopthorpe area and was curious whether I could obtain a lease extension. What are your processes and fees. Has 63 years remaining
  • I am in need of a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I would like to purchase. It has fivety six years balance left.
  • We have seen a house for sale for £185,000 and we are very interested but we've just discovered that it is leasehold. There are 899 years residual lease term 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 correct? We wouldn't want to pay a mortgage for twenty years without the house being ours. Any guidance would be much appreciated.
  • I bought a ground floor flat in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe. The lease started in 1992 for 99 years. Now I am looking to extend the lease. I am not entirely sure about further expenses, could you tell me please how much I should expect to spend on this?
  • Are you able to advise on the likely cost and the best way to start the lease extension process? I have nearly sixety years remaining and I own a two bedroom second floor purpose built maisonette in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe.
  • Re a leasehold in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe. lower maisonette. 57 yrs remaining. I have an agreed lease extension to £12,000 for 125yrs. Freeholder also requested Initial Notice which I think should not be necessary. Advice required.
  • Me and my OH are proceeding with buying a 2 bed flat in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe. I was advised by the EA that the lease extension had already been completed while on a viewing (sixety nine years left prior to extension). The description on the listing said "sold with a long lease". It transpires as we are about to exchange of contracts we find that there has been no lease extension. The seller apparently has a quote but no money to extend as a result the owner intends to exchange and use the my deposit for the lease extension. My question is why has this only just been brought to my attention by my ?
  • I am concerned about seeking a lease extension from an objectionable freeholder. Even though the legal procedures were followed under the appropriate legislation, the freeholder still tried to charge ground rent of £200 doubling every twenty five years of the new term. Can you help?
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my garden flat in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe. I'll be looking to do this sometime next year as we need to move at some point then. Unfortunately the current lease is now very short and therefore I'm guessing it'll be expensive to extend. I'm also thinking that I'll probably have to go down the tribunal route. Should I look to extend it now or wait until I sell my place and have it all tied in with the property sale?

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