Stop! Your Lease Extension in Hayle Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Hayle 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 Hayle 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 commence your Hayle lease extension


Main reasons to start your Hayle lease extension today:

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

Hayle leases on residential deteriorating in value. if your lease has in the region of ninety years unexpired, you should start considering the need for a lease extension. It is important to recognise that it is that it is financially advisable for your lease extension to take place before the term of the current lease dips below eighty years - otherwise a higher amount will be due. Leasehold owners in Hayle will mostly be legally entitled to a lease extension; however It would be wise to check with a conveyancing solicitor to confirm if you qualify. In certain cases you may not qualify. There are prescribed deadlines and steps to comply with once the process is triggered so it’s wise to be guided by a lawyer during the process.

An extended lease is almost the same value as a freehold

It is generally accepted that a residential leasehold with more than 100 years remaining is worth approximately the same as a freehold. Where an further ninety years added to any lease with more than 35 years left, the premises will be worth the same as a freehold for decades to come.

Lenders will not grant a mortgage on a short lease

Mortgage companies are really clamping down as regards to properties in Hayle with short leases. For example you may find that their lending requirements are stricter and that they adjust interest rates depending on the unexpired lease term. Some may even refuse to lend completely, so if you wanted to sell, your only options would be to find a cash purchaser, or try your luck at auction thus restricting your market.

Lender Requirement
Accord Mortgages
Bank of Scotland
Barnsley Building Society
Santander
Yorkshire Building Society

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

The conveyancers that we work with handle Hayle lease extensions and help protect your position. A lease extension can be arranged to be completed to coincide with a change of ownership so the costs of the lease extension are paid for using part of the sale proceeds. You really do need expert legal advice in this difficult and technical area of law. The lawyer we work with provide it.

Hayle Lease Extension Case Studies:

Jude, Hayle, Cornwall,

Jude was the the leasehold proprietor of a high value apartment in Hayle being sold with a lease of fraction over sixty years outstanding. Jude on an informal basis approached his freeholder a well known local-based freehold company for a lease extension. The freeholder indicated a willingness to extend the lease to 125 years on the basis of a rise in the rent to £50 annually. No ground rent would be due on a lease extension were Jude to invoke his statutory right. Jude obtained expert legal guidance and secured an acceptable deal without resorting to tribunal and sell the property.

Hayle case:

In 2012 we were contacted by Mr and Mrs. D Lefèvre who, having purchased a newly refurbished apartment in Hayle in November 2008. The dilemma was if we could estimate the compensation to the landlord would likely be for a 90 year lease extension. Comparable residencies in Hayle with 100 year plus lease were valued around £183,600. The average ground rent payable was £65 collected annually. The lease ran out on 9 October 2083. Considering the 57 years unexpired we calculated the premium to the landlord for the lease extension to be within £28,500 and £33,000 not including fees.

Hayle case:

Dr Leon Adams moved into a newly refurbished apartment in Hayle in November 2008. The dilemma was if we could estimate the compensation to the landlord would likely be to extend the lease by an additional years. Comparative properties in Hayle with a long lease were in the region of £245,000. The average amount of ground rent was £50 invoiced yearly. The lease concluded on 20 May 2094. Having 68 years left we approximated the compensation to the landlord to extend the lease to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus fees.