Frequently asked questions relating to Sutton Coldfield Lease Extensions

  • My wife and I are thinking about a lease extension for our garden flat based in Sutton Coldfield and we are confused by the communication that we got from our freehold company. Are you willing to help us with this situation?
  • 20,000 agreed with the landlord, just trying to find a Sutton Coldfield for a lease extension. Our lease has roughly sixety four yearsoutstanding. How long will this take ?
  • I have contacted my freeholder to extend my lease for my flat in Sutton Coldfield. His has been in contact regarding fees etc. I need a quote for dealing with the legalities to secure a lease extension. The flat currently has a 99 YR lease which started July 1993.
  • We inherited a leasehold with a freeholder who has failed to respond by way of a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Sutton Coldfield and looking to do a vesting order. Is this something you can handle for us?
  • Regarding a residence in Sutton Coldfield. upper maisonette. 56 yrs left. I have an agreed lease extension to £14k for 125yrs. Freeholder also insisted on Notice of Claim which I think is a bit over the top. Can you assist.
  • We are considering buying a maisonette in Sutton Coldfield which is a leasehold. I am enquiring as to the advantages and disadvantages of that - what happens when lease expires, how much it costs to extend it, can the freeholder of the property evict me from my own flat and block me from extending the lease?
  • I am hoping to extend the lease on my garden flat in Sutton Coldfield I am looking for a local company to calculate the premium. I have a premium value that the freeholder has given me. I would like to go forward as soon as possible, but for the right premium and fee.
  • I own 60% in a shared ownership property with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around 72 years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Sutton Coldfield and have a mortgage with HSBC Bank.
  • We currently own a one bedroom apartment in Sutton Coldfield and are looking to sell it this year so we can carry out some improvements on our family home. I checked the lease and it has seventy two years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 15k plus to get a lease extension. Do you have some advice on this? Do I contact the landlord first and will they be able to give me a cost?
  • I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Sutton Coldfield 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?

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