Stop! Your Lease Extension in Great Baddow Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Great Baddow 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 Great Baddow 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 start your Great Baddow lease extension


Why you should start your Great Baddow lease extension today:

A Great Baddow lease depreciates with the years remaining on the lease.

Unfortunately that a Great Baddow residential lease is a deteriorating asset. As the lease term diminishes so does the value of the property. The extent of this is taken for granted in the early years due to the deflation being disguised by increases in the Great Baddow property market.Where your lease has approximately 90 years left, you should start thinking about a lease extension. If lease term slips under 80 years, you will end up paying half of the property's 'marriage value' on top of the usual cost of the lease extension to the landlord. The marriage fee is the amount of extra value that a lease extension will add the property The majority of leasehold owners in Great Baddow will be able to extend under the legislation; however a conveyancer will be able to confirm if you qualify for an extension. In some cases you may not qualify. There are also strict timeframes and procedures to be adhered to once the process has commenced and you will need to be guided by your conveyancing solicitor from beginning to end of the process.

An extended lease is almost the same value as a freehold

Leasehold premises in Great Baddow with in excess of 100 years left on the lease are sometimes regarded as a ‘virtual freehold’. This is where the lease is worth the same as a freehold interest in your home. In such situations there is often little upside in purchasing the freehold unless savings on ground rent and service charges warrant it.

Mortgage lenders may decide not to lend with a short lease

Many banks and building societies insist on a lengthy amount of time left on a leasehold property before they will consider lending on it. Even if you don't require a mortgage, you should bear in mind that it is likely 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 value of the property will likely be adversely impacted. Since 2008 most mortgage lenders have increased the required minimum lease length that they are prepared to grant a mortgage on

Lender Requirement
Birmingham Midshires
Godiva Mortgages
TSB
Virgin
Yorkshire Building Society

Why use us for your lease extension in Great Baddow?

Irrespective of whether you are a tenant or a freeholder in Great Baddow,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 in-depth market knowledge and the close ties they enjoy with Great Baddow valuers.

Great Baddow Lease Extension Case Studies:

Ella, Great Baddow, Essex,

In the wake of eight months of lengthy discussions with the landlord of her two bedroom apartment in Great Baddow, Ella commenced the lease extension process as the 80 year mark was quickly approaching. The transaction was finalised in November 2014. The landlord’s charges were kept to an absolute minimum.

Great Baddow case:

Mr O Lee purchased a first floor apartment in Great Baddow in June 2010. The question was if we could approximate the compensation to the landlord would be for a 90 year extension to my lease. Similar homes in Great Baddow with 100 year plus lease were worth £173,800. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £60 collected monthly. The lease terminated in 2081. Taking into account 55 years unexpired we approximated the premium to the landlord for the lease extension to be between £31,400 and £36,200 plus legals.

Great Baddow case:

Last Summer we were e-mailed by Dr Harrison White , who moved into a basement apartment in Great Baddow in January 1999. We are asked if we could shed any light on how much (approximately) price would be to prolong the lease by an additional years. Identical residencies in Great Baddow with 100 year plus lease were worth £235,200. The average amount of ground rent was £45 invoiced monthly. The lease finished on 21 November 2092. Having 66 years left we approximated the premium to the landlord to extend the lease to be within £12,400 and £14,200 plus legals.