Stop! Your Lease Extension in Llanfyrnach Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Llanfyrnach 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 Llanfyrnach 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 Llanfyrnach lease extension


Top reasons for lease extension now:

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

The market value of a leasehold property in Llanfyrnach is impacted by how long the lease has remaining. If it is close to or less than 80 years you should envisage difficulties on re-sale, so it is recommended to arrange for a lease extension ahead of buying. It is ideal to start the lease extension process when the lease still has 82 years to run so that formalities can be finalised ahead of the 80 year cut off point. Leasehold Reform legislation enables Llanfyrnach qualifying lessees to an additional term of ninety years in addition to the unexpired term, at a notional rent (no ground rent). The intention of the valuation is to arrive at an opinion of the sum payable by the lessee to the freeholder for the purchase of the lease extension.

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

Leasehold residencies in Llanfyrnach with more than one hundred years left 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 to be gained by purchasing the reversionary interest unless savings on ground rent and estate charges justify it.

Banks and Building Societies may not issue a mortgage with a short lease

The trend since the credit crunch has been for mortgage companies to tighten lending requirements across the board - this has extended to the property over which the mortgage is to be charged. This has resulted in the minimum number of years remaining under the lease required by lenders has increased. Historically banks were content with 25 years plus the term of the loan - routinely fifty year leases but those requirements have been chipped away by the requirement for lengthy leases - many use a minimum term of 75 years as a prerequisite.

Lender Requirement
Bank of Scotland
Barclays plc
Nationwide Building Society
Skipton Building Society
Yorkshire Building Society

What makes us experts in Llanfyrnach lease extensions?

Lease extensions in Llanfyrnach can be a difficult process. We recommend you obtain professional help from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in lease extensions.

We provide you with an expert from a selection of lease extension solicitors, which ensures a targeted and efficient service as you have a dedicated port of call with an individual lawyer. Our lease extension solicitors have in-depth market knowledge procuring Llanfyrnach lease extensions and further afield, as well as any potential issues which may arise as well as problems with the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.

Llanfyrnach Lease Extension Example Cases:

Joshua, Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire

Two years ago Joshua, started to get close to the eighty-year mark with the lease on his studio flat in Llanfyrnach. In buying his property two decades ago, the unexpired term was of little relevance. Fortunately, he became aware that he would soon be paying way over the odds for Extending the lease. Joshua was able to extend his lease at the eleventh hour last June. Joshua and the landlord eventually settled on a premium of £6,000 . If the lease had gone below eighty years, the amount would have become more costly by at least £850.

Llanfyrnach case:

In 2009 we were e-mailed by Dr B Davis who, having acquired a purpose-built flat in Llanfyrnach in August 2005. We are asked if we could approximate the premium could be for a ninety year lease extension. Comparative properties in Llanfyrnach with 100 year plus lease were valued around £275,000. The mid-range ground rent payable was £55 collected per annum. The lease expired on 8 February 2102. Taking into account 76 years outstanding we calculated the compensation to the freeholder to extend the lease to be within £9,500 and £11,000 exclusive of legals.

Llanfyrnach case:

Mr Liam Hall purchased a studio flat in Llanfyrnach in January 2006. The dilemma was if we could estimate the premium would be for a ninety year extension to my lease. Identical homes in Llanfyrnach with a long lease were valued around £176,200. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £65 invoiced every twelve months. The lease ended on 23 January 2082. Having 56 years left we calculated the premium to the freeholder to extend the lease to be between £29,500 and £34,000 plus legals.