For those whose Dingle home is held on a long lease, our message is clear – if nothing is done, your property will eventually revert to the freeholder, leaving you empty-handed. The shorter the lease the less it is worth and the more expensive it will be to extend the lease.
It is generally accepted that a property with over 100 years unexpired lease term is worth approximately the equivalent as a freehold. Where an additional ninety years added to all but the shortest lease, the property will be equivalent in value to a freehold for many years ahead.
| 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. |
| Godiva Mortgages | 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. |
| Halifax | Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage. |
| 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. |
Regardless of whether you are a tenant or a landlord in Dingle,the lease extension lawyers that we work with will always be willing to discuss any residential leasehold matters and offer you the benefit of their in-depth market knowledge and the close ties they enjoy with Dingle valuers.
After lengthy discussions with the freeholder of her basement apartment in Dingle, Emma commenced the lease extension process just as the lease was nearing the crucial eighty-year deadline. The transaction completed in April 2009. The landlord’s costs were negotiated to a tad over five hundred GBP.
In 2013 we were contacted by Dr A Simon who, having took over the lease of a studio flat in Dingle in February 2009. The dilemma was if we could shed any light on how much (roughly) compensation to the landlord would likely be for a 90 year lease extension. Comparative residencies in Dingle with an extended lease were worth £210,600. The mid-range ground rent payable was £45 invoiced annually. The lease ran out on 21 September 2088. Considering the 62 years left we estimated the compensation to the landlord for the lease extension to be between £18,100 and £20,800 not including legals.
Last Autumn we were contacted by Mr and Mrs. A Cooper , who purchased a basement flat in Dingle in June 2002. The dilemma was if we could approximate the price would be to prolong the lease by ninety years. Similar premises in Dingle with an extended lease were worth £265,000. The average ground rent payable was £50 collected monthly. The lease came to a finish on 25 February 2099. Having 73 years unexpired we approximated the premium to the landlord to extend the lease to be within £9,500 and £11,000 plus expenses.