Examples of recent questions relating to Lease Extensions in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe

  • I bought a property in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe and it has around 78 years outstanding. I'd like to arrange a lease extension by twenty years
  • I'm planning to make an offer on a house in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe 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 Coventry Building Society giving us the mortgage now?
  • Think I may have made a mistake, I am searching for a in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe who has Leasehold Tribunal expertise in relation to lease extensions. Are you able to assist me with?
  • I am looking into the costs of carrying out a lease extension for my garden flat in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe, and would like some figures on that.
  • Me and my husband are considering buying a one bedroom apartment in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe which is a leasehold. I am enquiring as to the pros and cons of that - what happens when lease ends, how much it costs to extend it, can the freeholder of the property evict me from my own flat and block me from having a lease extension?
  • My OH and I are are hoping to complete on a ground floor flat in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was starting to get low so the owner commenced extending the lease. The seller 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 conveyancing process is for our to do OS1 search on the lease. The concern here is that as a lease extension has been submitted we've been told by our it may not be possible to do this "priority search" right now as the new property title number is not known. Is it correct that we have to be patient until the lease extension has actually been registered before completing.?
  • I am worried about seeking a lease extension from tricky landlord. Even though the correct procedures were adhered to under the appropriate legislation, the landlord still attempted to get ground rent of £250 doubling every twenty five years of the new lease. Can you assist?
  • I have seventy three years remaining on my lease of a ground floor flat in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe, the Landlord requires a £15k premium for a statutory lease extension of 90yrs. I am looking for advice on whether this amount is too high
  • I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Poppleton and Bishopthorpe as it is coming up to the 80 year mark. As I understood it, if you extend your lease by the 90 years available, you pay a premium (£thousands) but the ground rent is reduced to a peppercorn. I am now told that I have to continue paying ground rent. I thought the major cost of a lease extension was to compensate the freeholder as they wouldn't be collecting ground rent anymore?
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my three bed 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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