FAQs concerning Stowmarket Lease Extensions

  • I am the registered owner of a flat in Stowmarket with a leasehold unexpired around 74 years and need to extend it. Please can you clarify the next steps
  • I have an interest in the freehold of buildings comprising of six flats each. 2 of the leasehold owners want to extend their leases and I'm enquiring about the the process
  • I am looking to extend the lease on my maisonette in Stowmarket which will have 71 years remaining in January. What fees apply?
  • I'm about to make an offer on a house in Stowmarket 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 HSBC Bank giving us the mortgage now?
  • I am looking for a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I intend to buy. It has sixety years balance left.
  • I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Stowmarket. The lease has just seventy one years unexpired and ground rent is £50. Is it possible for the homeowner to serve the Section 42 Notice and then transfer this right to me as the purchaser once I complete the buying process so that I don't have to wait for the two year requisite period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this is achievable but will it be very time costly to the current owner? Unfortunately it’s the case of an missing freeholder, so I am not sure how does it work.
  • How much will I need to spend and what is the best way to get a lease extension started? I have roughly 66 years left on my lease on a garden flat in Stowmarket. I have called the agent who represent the head landlord and they provided me with the number for the surveyor. I telephone the valuer but I am not receiving any kind of response.
  • I am thinking about acquiring an auction property and found a one bed flat in Stowmarket. It only has a fifty year lease..the current owner being mortgagees in possession will not want the aggravation of negotiating a lease extension..what are the drawbacks of this except for the costly fee to put a new lease on it and decreased chance of getting a mortgage with Birmingham Midshires?
  • I intend to buy a one bed flat in Stowmarket for asking price of 156k, which has 67 years lease left on it. Seller doesn't want to extend the lease for even if I were to pay the money to the seller. My question is: If landlord does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of a valuer, how lengthy and easy is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • I am hoping to extend the lease on my maisonette in Stowmarket I am looking for help to verify the premium. I have a quote from the freeholder. I would like to go forward as soon as possible, but for the right premium and fee.
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