The market value of Barnetby le Wold leasehold residential property falls as the lease term becomes shorter and this will have an impact on its saleability. The expense of a lease extension can increase materialy once the unexpired lease term is less than eighty years
It is generally accepted that a property with in excess of 100 years remaining is worth approximately the same as a freehold. Where an additional ninety years added to any lease with more than 45 years remaining, the premises will be worth the same as a freehold for decades to come.
| Lender | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Accord Mortgages | |
| Barnsley Building Society | |
| Chelsea Building Society | |
| Santander | |
| Skipton Building Society |
Using our service gives you better control over the value of your Barnetby le Wold leasehold, as your property will be more valuable and marketable in relation to the lease length should you wish to sell. The conveyancers that we work with have a in-depth market knowledge handling many hundreds of lease extensions or freehold purchase transactions.
Subsequent to lengthy negotiations with the freeholder of her one bedroom flat in Barnetby le Wold, Ella commenced the lease extension process just as the lease was nearing the critical eighty-year deadline. The transaction was concluded in February 2006. The landlord’s fees were negotiated to a tad over 450 GBP.
In 2013 we were contacted by Mrs Kate Young who, having bought a basement flat in Barnetby le Wold in August 2003. The dilemma was if we could approximate the compensation to the landlord would be to prolong the lease by ninety years. Identical flats in Barnetby le Wold with 100 year plus lease were worth £285,000. The average ground rent payable was £45 invoiced yearly. The lease ended on 14 October 2097. Given that there were 71 years as a residual term we estimated the compensation to the freeholder to extend the lease to be between £12,400 and £14,200 plus expenses.
Mr M David completed a one bedroom apartment in Barnetby le Wold in April 2003. The question was if we could approximate the price would likely be for a ninety year extension to my lease. Comparable homes in Barnetby le Wold with 100 year plus lease were worth £225,800. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £60 collected yearly. The lease ran out on 16 September 2086. Taking into account 60 years remaining we calculated the compensation to the landlord to extend the lease to be within £24,700 and £28,600 exclusive of costs.