Stop! Your Lease Extension in East Boldon Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in East Boldon 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 East Boldon 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 start your East Boldon lease extension


Top reasons for lease extension now:

Increase your lease and increase your East Boldon property value

When it comes to domestic leasehold property in East Boldon, you are in fact renting it for a certain amount of time. These days flat leases typically tend to be for 99 years or 125. Even though this may appear like a lengthy period of time, you may think about extending the lease sooner rather than later. Accepted thinking is that the shorter the number of years is the cost of extending the lease increases markedly especially when there are fewer than 80 years remaining. Residents in East Boldon with a lease approaching 81 years unexpired should seriously think of extending it sooner rather than later. When a lease has below eighty years outstanding, under the relevant Act the freeholder can calculate and demand a larger amount, assessed on a technical computation, known as “marriage value” which is due.

An extended lease has roughly the same value as a freehold

Leasehold premises in East Boldon with in excess of one hundred years remaining on the lease are often regarded as a ‘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 upside in purchasing the reversionary interest unless savings on ground rent and maintenance charges justify it.

Lending institutions may not issue a mortgage on a short lease

Lending institutions are less likely to grant a loan offer on a residential flat in East Boldon with a short lease. Some lenders simply refuse a mortgage on leases with below 75 years left.

Lender Requirement
Barclays plc
Chelsea Building Society
Godiva Mortgages
Halifax
Royal Bank of Scotland

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

Using our service will provide you better control over the value of your East Boldon leasehold, as your property will be more valuable and saleable in respect of lease length should you wish to sell. The conveyancers that we work with have a in-depth market knowledge handling many hundreds of lease extensions or freehold purchase transactions.

East Boldon Lease Extension Case Studies:

Jade, East Boldon, Tyne And Wear,

Trailing unsuccessful negotiations with the freeholder of her garden apartment in East Boldon, Jade started the lease extension process as the eighty year threshold was swiftly advancing. The legal work was concluded in April 2009. The freeholder’s charges were negotiated to a tad over 600 GBP.

East Boldon case:

Last Christmas we were e-mailed by Mr and Mrs. Y Gómez , who took over the lease of a garden apartment in East Boldon in November 1997. The question was if we could shed any light on how much (roughly) premium would be for a 90 year lease extension. Comparative flats in East Boldon with an extended lease were worth £193,400. The average amount of ground rent was £65 invoiced every twelve months. The lease finished in 2085. Considering the 59 years outstanding we estimated the premium to the landlord to extend the lease to be between £21,900 and £25,200 plus costs.

East Boldon case:

Mrs L Morris moved into a one bedroom apartment in East Boldon in June 2001. The dilemma was if we could approximate the price would likely be to extend the lease by ninety years. Identical homes in East Boldon with 100 year plus lease were valued about £255,000. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £50 billed yearly. The lease finished on 25 October 2096. Taking into account 70 years left we calculated the compensation to the freeholder to extend the lease to be within £10,500 and £12,000 exclusive of professional charges.