Stop! Your Lease Extension in Hanham Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Hanham 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 Hanham 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 Hanham lease extension


Main reasons to start your Hanham lease extension today:

Increase your lease and increase your Hanham property value

Hanham residential property held on a long lease is a wasting asset because a leaseholder merely owns the property for a set term.

Hanham property with a lease extension has roughly the same value as a freehold

Leasehold properties in Hanham with in excess of one hundred years remaining on the lease are sometimes regarded as a ‘virtual freehold’. This is where the lease value the same as a freehold interest in your premises. In such situations there is often little to be gained by buying the reversionary interest unless savings on ground rent and estate charges justify it.

Lenders may decide not to lend on a short lease

Mortgage lenders are less likely to issue a mortgage on a residential flat in Hanham with a short lease. Some lenders simply refuse to lend on leases with under 75 years left.

Lender Requirement
Bank of Scotland
Nationwide Building Society
Santander
Skipton Building Society
Royal Bank of Scotland

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

Regardless of whether you are a tenant or a landlord in Hanham,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 Hanham valuers.

Hanham Lease Extension Example Cases:

Luca, Hanham, Gloucestershire,

Luca was the the leasehold proprietor of a conversion apartment in Hanham on the market with a lease of a little over sixty years unexpired. Luca informally contacted his landlord a well known Manchester-based freehold company and enquired on a premium to extend the lease. The landlord indicated a willingness to extend the lease to 125 years on the basis of a new rent to start with set at £150 per annum and doubled every 25 years thereafter. Ordinarily, ground rent would not be payable on a lease extension were Luca to invoke his statutory right. Luca obtained expert legal guidance and was able to make an informed judgement and handle with the matter and readily saleable.

Hanham case:

In 2011 we were e-mailed by Dr G Gómez who, having was assigned a lease of a studio apartment in Hanham in March 2011. The question was if we could shed any light on how much (approximately) price could be to extend the lease by ninety years. Comparative flats in Hanham with 100 year plus lease were valued around £250,000. The average amount of ground rent was £50 collected per annum. The lease ran out on 1 July 2094. Taking into account 68 years as a residual term we estimated the compensation to the landlord to extend the lease to be within £10,500 and £12,000 not including fees.

Hanham case:

Mr and Mrs. O Hernández took over the lease of a basement flat in Hanham in November 2005. The question was if we could approximate the price would be to extend the lease by 90 years. Identical residencies in Hanham with an extended lease were worth £285,000. The average ground rent payable was £55 collected yearly. The lease expiry date was in 2105. Having 79 years as a residual term we approximated the compensation to the landlord to extend the lease to be between £13,300 and £15,400 exclusive of legals.