The only way is down when it comes to Plaistow lease terms. Plaistow leaseholds that have a remaining term shorter than 80 years will de-escalate in value at a rapid rate, and the cost of extending your lease will go up.
Leasehold residencies in Plaistow with in excess of one hundred years outstanding on the lease are often regarded as a ‘virtual freehold’. This is where the lease value the same as a freehold interest in your home. In such situations there is often little upside in purchasing the freehold unless savings on ground rent and service charges merit it.
| Lender | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Accord Mortgages | 85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage. Please ensure that you explain the implications of a short term lease to the borrower. |
| Bank of Scotland | Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage. |
| National Westminster Bank | Mortgage term plus 30 years. For Shared Ownership, the remaining term of the lease must be at least 75 years plus the term of the mortgage at the outset of the mortgage. |
| Skipton Building Society | 85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage For Buy to Let cases: - lettings must not breach any of the lessee’s covenants; and - consent of the lessor to lettings must be obtained if necessary |
| TSB | Minimum of 70 years at mortgage commencement, with 30 years remaining at mortgage redemption. |
Lease extensions in Plaistow can be a difficult process. We recommend you obtain guidance from a conveyancer and valuer with experience in this area.
We provide you with an expert from a selection of lease extension solicitors, which ensures a targeted and efficient service as you have a dedicated port of call with an individual lawyer. Our lease extension solicitors have a wealth of experience procuring Plaistow lease extensions and further afield, as well as any potential issues which may arise as well as problems with the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.
Subsequent to protracted negotiations with the freeholder of her one bedroom apartment in Plaistow, Katie commenced the lease extension process as the 80 year threshold was swiftly advancing. The transaction completed in January 2015. The freeholder’s charges were kept to an absolute minimum.
Mr and Mrs. Y Gray was assigned a lease of a studio apartment in Plaistow in October 2007. We are asked if we could approximate the premium would likely be for a ninety year extension to my lease. Identical flats in Plaistow with a long lease were worth £227,800. The average ground rent payable was £45 collected quarterly. The lease lapsed on 17 April 2091. Given that there were 65 years left we estimated the compensation to the freeholder to extend the lease to be between £13,300 and £15,400 not including fees.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Plaistow property is 46 Credon Road in January 2014. On 11 September 2013 Deputy District Judge Price sitting at the Bow County Court made a vesting order that the freeholder surrender his lease and be granted a new lease of the Premises on such terms as may be determined by the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).The appropriate sum as concluded by the Tribunal was £7225 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 69.77 years.