FAQs concerning Ripon Lease Extensions

  • I have just bought a one bedroom apartment located inRipon and I'm thinking about extending the lease as soon as possible e.g. after a couple of years
  • I have got a leasehold flat in the Ripon area and was wondering whether I could obtain a lease extension. What are your processes and fees. Has 71 years outstanding
  • I need to extend my existing lease can you help me with that? My investigation with the Land Registry reveal that it has seventy five years balance left
  • I'm considering purchasing a one bedroom apartment (leasehold) but the freeholder has been missing for around 15yrs. I wonder whether it will be cheaper to try to buy the freehold or to extend lease and apply for right to manage?
  • I am a first time buyer of a leasehold flat in Ripon. The lease has just sixety five years unexpired and ground rent is £75. Is it possible for the flat owner to serve the Initial Notice and then transfer over the right to me as the purchaser on the day of completion so that I don't have to wait for the two year qualifying period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this may be possible but will it be very time consuming to the current owner? To add to the complexity it’s the case of an absent freeholder, so I am not sure how this will play out.
  • Offer accepted on a a maisonette in Ripon, were told numerous times by the EA that the lease was in excess of 100 years, we have just had our mortgage offer in writing through the post which states the lease as 85 years.We are soon to exchange contracts in a couple of days. My query is why has this only just come to my attention by my ?
  • I am seeking advice as I am interested in a property that has only a sixety two year lease and therefore requires a lease extension. Can I call someone to discuss my options please?
  • Although I do not need a lease extension but I do need a vesting order on a property I want to acquire in Ripon. The house is freehold but the garden is officially leasehold, Nine hundred and ninety nine year lease from 1895. Its the garden area.
  • My aunt is worried about seeking a lease extension from a difficult freeholder. Notwithstanding that the correct procedures were followed under the 1993 Act, the landlord still attempted to get ground rent of £250 increasing by 100% every twenty five years of the new lease. Can you help?
  • My and my husband know that others in the same building had already had a lease extension, and the landlord was reasonable. Therefore is seems worth taking risk of avoiding a formal survey and base the initial offer on previous prices . This would save on double valuation fees. Is this advisable?

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