Stop! Your Lease Extension in Crosby Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Crosby 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 Crosby 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.

Main reasons to commence your Crosby lease extension


Main reasons to commence your Crosby lease extension today:

A Crosby lease depreciates with the years remaining on the lease.

The nearer a residential lease in Crosby gets to zero years unexpired, the the greater the reduction in the value of the property. If the residual term has, in excess of 99 years remaining then this decrease may be fractional however there will become a stage when a lease has under than 80 years remaining as part of the premium you will incur is what is termed as a marriage value. This could increase markedly the cost. It is the main rational as to why you should extend the lease sooner rather than later. The majority of flat owners in Crosby will meet the qualifying criteria; that being said a conveyancing solicitor can confirm whether you are eligible for a lease extension. In limited situations you may not qualify, the most frequent reason being that you have not been the owner of the property for two years.

An extended lease is almost the same value as a freehold

Leasehold premises in Crosby with more than one hundred years left on the lease are sometimes referred to as ‘virtual freehold’. This is where the lease is worth the same as a freehold interest in your premises. In such situations there is often little to be gained by buying the freehold unless savings on ground rent and service charges merit it.

Mortgage lenders may decide not to finance a property with a short lease

Many banks and building societies insist on a lengthy amount of time left on a leasehold property before they will contemplate providing a mortgage on it. Even if you don't need a mortgage, you should be conscious that it is likely that someone wishing to buy your property in the future might well do, so if they can't secure a mortgage, then the value of your property could be adversely impacted. Since 2008 most mortgage lenders have increased the required minimum lease length that they are willing to grant a mortgage on

Lender Requirement
Barclays plc
Coventry Building Society
National Westminster Bank
Skipton Building Society
The Mortgage Works

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

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

Crosby Lease Extension Case Studies:

Logan, Crosby, Merseyside

In recent months Logan, started to get near to the 80-year mark with the lease on his purpose- built flat in Crosby. In buying his property twenty years previously, the lease term was of no importance. Fortunately, he noticed he needed to take steps soon on a lease extension. Logan arranged for a lease extension just under the wire last July. Logan and the landlord who owned the flat above eventually settled on sum of £6,000 . If the lease had fallen below 80 years, the price would have gone up by at least £1,150.

Crosby case:

Last February we were approach by Mr and Mrs. L Lambert , who purchased a basement flat in Crosby in July 2005. We are asked if we could estimate the price would likely be to extend the lease by a further 90 years. Comparative residencies in Crosby with a long lease were in the region of £216,000. The average amount of ground rent was £60 collected yearly. The lease ran out on 19 April 2084. Given that there were 58 years remaining we approximated the premium to the landlord for the lease extension to be within £28,500 and £33,000 plus fees.

Crosby case:

In 2012 we were e-mailed by Mr and Mrs. C Flores who, having was assigned a lease of a garden flat in Crosby in September 1996. The dilemma was if we could estimate the compensation to the landlord would likely be for a ninety year lease extension. Comparative flats in Crosby with 100 year plus lease were valued about £205,000. The average ground rent payable was £50 invoiced monthly. The lease finished in 2104. Having 78 years left we calculated the compensation to the freeholder to extend the lease to be between £8,600 and £9,800 plus professional charges.