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Why you should start your Camborne lease extension


Why you should commence your Camborne lease extension today:

Increase your lease and increase your Camborne property value

When it comes to domestic leasehold property in Camborne, you effectively rent it for a certain amount of time. Modern flat leases are usually granted for 99 years or 125. Even though this may appear like a lengthy period of time, you should consider extending the lease sooner rather than 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 fewer than eighty years left. Leasehold owners in Camborne with a lease drawing near to 81 years left should seriously consider extending it sooner as opposed to later. When a lease has under 80 years remaining, under the current statute the landlord is entitled to calculate and charge a larger premium, assessed on a technical multiplication, known as “marriage value” which is due.

An extended lease has roughly the same value as a freehold

It is conventional wisdom that a residential leasehold with more than one hundred years remaining is worth roughly the same as a freehold. Where an additional ninety years added to any lease with more than 30 years remaining, the property will be equivalent in value to a freehold for many years ahead.

Banks and Building Societies may not finance a property with a short lease

Nearly all mortgage companies require a lengthy amount of time left on a leasehold residence before they will contemplate it as adequate security. Even if you don't need a mortgage, you should be conscious that it is probable that someone wanting to buy your property in the future might well do, so where they are not able to secure a mortgage, then the financial worth of the property will likely suffer. Since 2008 the majority of mortgage lenders have increased the required minimum lease length that they are willing to lend on

Lender Requirement
Bank of Scotland Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage.
Coventry Building Society A minimum of 70 years unexpired lease at completion for all scheme types apart from Lifetime Mortgages (Equity Release), which require a minimum unexpired term of 80 years at completion.
Leeds Building Society 85 years remaining from the start of the mortgage.
National Westminster Bank Mortgage term plus 30 years.
The Mortgage Works Minimum unexpired lease term is 70 years with 30 years remaining at the end of the mortgage term.
Where the unexpired lease term is different to that recorded on the mortgage offer, the following clarifies if we need to be informed:

Second hand property:
- If the unexpired lease term on the offer is 85 years or more - only advise us if the actual lease term is less than 85 years
- if the unexpired lease term on the offer is less than 85 years – advise us if the actual lease term is different than reported
- For equity share applications - advise us if the actual lease term is different than reported on the offer

New build property:
- If the unexpired lease term stated on the offer is 125 years (flat) / 250 years (house) or more - only advise us if the actual lease term is less than 125 years (flat) / 250 years (house)
- For equity share applications - always advise us if the actual lease term is different than reported on the offer

Lease terms such as ground rent and event fees must be reasonable at all times during the term of the lease and adhere to our requirements below. If you’re unsure as to whether the terms of a lease are unreasonable or onerous, please refer the details to us in plain English for Valuer consideration. If the potentially onerous terms are in relation to the ground rent please include the current ground rent figure per annum, how often it will be reviewed and the price structure it will be reviewed against. See the guidance below.

SECOND HAND PROPERTIES

Unacceptable - advise Issuing Office (Will be declined):
- Unexpired lease term less than 70 years
- Less than 30 years remaining at the end of the mortgage term
- Ground Rent greater than 0.5% of the property value
- Ground Rent doubles less than every 20 years (e.g. doubles every 5, 10 or 15 years) - acceptable if doubles every 20 years or more
- Ground Rent is compounded RPI
- Ground Rent review period less than or equal to 5 years

Refer to Issuing Office (Valuer will consider any impact on valuation figure and marketability):
- Unexpired lease term is 70 to 85 years
- Ground Rent greater than 0.1% and less than or equal to 0.5% of the property value
- Ground Rent escalation is linked to any indices greater than RPI
- Ground Rent escalation is linked to the value of the building*
- Ground Rent review period is greater than 5 and less than 10 years
- Event clauses exist for normal use e.g. changing the carpet, installing a TV aerial etc
- Estate Rent Charges greater than £500 p/a (please provide details of what the charges cover)
- Service Charges greater than 1.0% of property value p/a (please provide details of what the charges cover)
- Anything that appears onerous, unusual or out of the ordinary

Acceptable (no requirement to advise Issuing Office):
- Unexpired lease term greater than 85 years
- Ground Rent less than or equal to 0.1% of the property value
- Ground Rent review period greater than or equal to 10 years
- Ground Rent escalation less than or equal to RPI

NEW BUILD PROPERTIES (includes office conversions)

Unacceptable - advise Issuing Office (will be declined):
- Unexpired lease term less than 125 years on a new build flat or less than 250 years on a new build house
- Any lease which is subject to a ground rent (or annual rent) being charged which is more than on a peppercorn basis
- Any lease which is subject to a ground rent (or annual rent) being reviewed and altered on any review basis or methodology

Refer to Issuing Office (Valuer will consider any impact on valuation figure and marketability):
- Event clauses exist for normal use e.g. changing the carpet, installing a TV aerial etc
- Estate Rent Charges greater than £500 p/a (please provide details of what the charges cover)
- Service Charges greater than 1.0% of property value p/a (please provide details of what the charges cover)
- Anything else appears onerous, unusual or out of the ordinary

Acceptable (no requirement to advise Issuing Office):
- Unexpired lease term greater than or equal to 125 years on a new build flat or greater than or equal to 250 years on a new build house
- A lease subject to a peppercorn ground rent (annual rent) charges

For the avoidance of doubt, any new build properties completed but not sold pre 30 June 2022 will only be acceptable if the lease conforms to the above guidance

* Where the Ground Rent escalation is linked to the value of the building, please provide the following:
- How is the value of the block/unit currently calculated and if the assessment relates to the block(s), how is the Ground Rent calculated/apportioned per property?
- The current valuation and Ground Rent for each unit
- What is the mechanism for future valuations of the block and how is the Ground Rent calculated/apportioned?
- What is the right of appeal? And is this a documented process within the lease?
- Who bears the cost of the valuation (and appeal) process?
- Confirmation the review period is not less than twenty years

LEASE EXTENSIONS

We require all lease extensions to be completed under the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 and to meet the above criteria as a minimum. Where you become aware that it does not meet these requirements, please refer to the Issuing Office

Please ensure that all lender enquiries are submitted (with full documentation/requirements) at least 2 weeks prior to exchange to allow sufficient time for review and decisioning.

What makes us experts in Camborne lease extensions?

Using our service gives you enhanced control over the value of your Camborne leasehold, as your property will be more valuable and marketable in terms of lease length should you want to sell. The lawyers that we work with have a wealth of experience of handling many hundreds of lease extensions or freehold purchase transactions.

Camborne Lease Extension Example Cases:

Alex, Camborne, Cornwall

In recent months Alex, started to get near to the 80-year mark with the lease on his basement apartment in Camborne. In buying his home two decades ago, the length of the lease was of little significance. by good luck, he realised he needed to take action soon on a lease extension. Alex extended the lease just ahead of time last August. Alex and the freeholder eventually settled on sum of £6,000 . If he failed to meet the deadline, the amount would have gone up by a minimum £850.

Camborne case:

In 2011 we were phoned by Dr Chloe García who, having was assigned a lease of a first floor apartment in Camborne in June 1998. We are asked if we could shed any light on how much (roughly) price would likely be for a ninety year extension to my lease. Comparable flats in Camborne with an extended lease were valued about £242,600. The mid-range ground rent payable was £45 collected annually. The lease concluded in 2092. Considering the 67 years remaining we calculated the premium to the freeholder to extend the lease to be within £11,400 and £13,200 not including legals.

Camborne case:

In 2010 we were approached by Ms Jordan Wright who, having owned a newly refurbished flat in Camborne in September 2002. We are asked if we could approximate the price would likely be to prolong the lease by an additional years. Identical homes in Camborne with an extended lease were worth £280,000. The mid-range ground rent payable was £55 invoiced quarterly. The lease ran out on 16 August 2103. Taking into account 78 years remaining we calculated the premium to the landlord to extend the lease to be within £13,300 and £15,400 not including expenses.