Stop! Your Lease Extension in Beverley Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Beverley are unaware that their original lawyer had a duty to warn them about future mortgageability and saleability issues. Before you pay thousands to your freeholder, let us audit your purchase history. You might have a claim that pays for your lease extension in full

If you are facing a significant premium because your lease in Beverley has dropped toward the 80-year mark, your previous lawyer may be at fault. Our panel of experts specialise in recovering lease extension costs from negligent firms who failed to protect your investment.

Why you should commence your Beverley lease extension


Why you should start your Beverley lease extension today:

Increase your lease and increase your Beverley property value

When it comes to domestic leasehold premises in Beverley, you effectively rent it for a certain amount of time. Modern flat leases typically tend to be for 99 years or 125. Many leasehold owners are unconcerned as this seems like a lengthy period of time, you should think about extending the lease sooner as opposed to later. The general rule is that the shorter the number of years is the cost of extending the lease increases markedly especially when there are less than 80 years remaining. Leasehold owners in Beverley with a lease drawing near to 81 years unexpired should seriously consider extending it as soon as possible. Once a lease has fewer than eighty years left, under the current Act the freeholder can calculate and demand a larger amount, assessed on a technical calculation, strangely termed as “marriage value” which is due.

An extended lease is almost the same value as a freehold

Leasehold premises in Beverley with more than one hundred years outstanding on the lease are sometimes regarded as a ‘virtual freehold’. This is where the lease value the same as a freehold interest in your premises. In such situations there is often little upside in buying the reversionary interest unless savings on ground rent and service charges merit it.

Banks and Building Societies may not loan monies on a short lease

Mortgage Lenders are distinct in their lending requirements. Some draw the line at 75 years remaining on the lease; others may be content with anything with more than 70 years. With less than sixty years, it may be difficult to get a mortgage in the first place.

Lender Requirement
Accord Mortgages
Bank of Scotland
Barnsley Building Society
The Mortgage Works
Yorkshire Building Society

Why use us for your lease extension in Beverley?

Regardless of whether you are a tenant or a freeholder in Beverley,the lease extension experts that we work with will always be happy to discuss any residential leasehold matters and offer you the benefit of their in-depth market knowledge and the close ties they enjoy with Beverley valuers.

Beverley Lease Extension Case Summaries:

Rory, Beverley, East Yorkshire

In 2014 Rory, came dangerously close to the 80-year threshold with the lease on his first floor apartment in Beverley. In buying his home 18 years ago, the lease term was of little bearing. Fortunately, he realised he would soon be paying an inflated amount for Extending the lease. Rory arranged for a lease extension just in the nick of time last September. Rory and the freeholder in the end agreed on the final figure of £6,000 . If the lease had slipped below eighty years, the sum would have become more costly by a minimum £1,075.

Beverley case:

Last month we were called by Mrs Danielle Lefebvre , who purchased a newly refurbished flat in Beverley in August 2002. The question was if we could shed any light on how much (roughly) premium could be to prolong the lease by 90 years. Identical homes in Beverley with 100 year plus lease were in the region of £193,400. The average ground rent payable was £65 collected every twelve months. The lease came to a finish on 21 May 2085. Taking into account 59 years unexpired we calculated the premium to the landlord to extend the lease to be within £21,900 and £25,200 exclusive of legals.

Beverley case:

Dr A Clark purchased a purpose-built apartment in Beverley in January 2012. We are asked if we could estimate the compensation to the landlord could be to prolong the lease by ninety years. Identical homes in Beverley with an extended lease were valued around £255,000. The average ground rent payable was £50 billed yearly. The lease finished in 2096. Considering the 70 years unexpired we calculated the compensation to the freeholder for the lease extension to be within £10,500 and £12,000 plus professional charges.