Stop! Your Lease Extension in Chiseldon Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Chiseldon 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 Chiseldon 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.

Top reasons for Chiseldon lease extension


Main reasons to commence your Chiseldon lease extension today:

A Chiseldon leasehold property depreciates with the years remaining on the lease.

Chiseldon residential property held on a long lease is a depreciating asset because a leaseholder merely owns the property for a period of years.

Chiseldon property with a lease extension is almost the same value as a freehold

It is generally considered that a property with more than one hundred years remaining is worth approximately the equivalent as a freehold. Where an additional ninety years added to all but the shortest lease, the residence will be worth the same as a freehold for many years in the future.

Lending institutions will not loan monies with a short lease

Most banks have tightened lending criteria in the last ten years and borrowers are encountering difficulties in arranging finance or re-mortgage against property with shorter lease terms, particularly below 75 years as they are deemed to be insufficient for lending purposes.

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.
Barnsley Building Society 60 years from the date of the mortgage application subject to 35 years remaining at the end of the mortgage term.
National Westminster Bank Mortgage term plus 30 years.

For Shared Ownership, the remaining term of the lease must be at least 30 years plus the term of the mortgage at the outset of the mortgage.
Yorkshire Building Society 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.

Get in touch with one of our Chiseldon lease extension solicitors or enfranchisement solicitors

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

Chiseldon Lease Extension Example Cases:

Naomi, Chiseldon, Wiltshire,

In the wake of 6 months of lengthy correspondence with the freeholder of her two bedroom apartment in Chiseldon, Naomi initiated the lease extension process just as her lease was coming close to the critical 80-year threshold. The legal work completed in May 2007. The landlord’s costs were negotiated to about 600 GBP.

Chiseldon case:

Mr and Mrs. I Bonnet completed a one bedroom apartment in Chiseldon in August 2010. The question was if we could estimate the price would be for a 90 year lease extension. Comparable premises in Chiseldon with an extended lease were worth £237,600. The average ground rent payable was £45 collected quarterly. The lease came to a finish on 9 August 2093. Given that there were 67 years remaining we approximated the compensation to the landlord for the lease extension to be between £11,400 and £13,200 exclusive of legals.

Chiseldon case:

Last Winter we were phoned by Ms I Bertrand , who completed a one bedroom apartment in Chiseldon in January 2007. We are asked if we could estimate the compensation to the landlord would be to extend the lease by 90 years. Similar residencies in Chiseldon with 100 year plus lease were worth £280,000. The average amount of ground rent was £55 invoiced monthly. The lease expiry date was in 2104. Taking into account 78 years outstanding we approximated the premium to the freeholder to extend the lease to be between £13,300 and £15,400 plus legals.