Stop! Your Lease Extension in Llantwit Fardre Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Llantwit Fardre 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 Llantwit Fardre 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 Llantwit Fardre lease extension


Main reasons to commence your Llantwit Fardre lease extension today:

Increase your lease and increase your Llantwit Fardre property value

Llantwit Fardre leases on residential deteriorating in value. Where your lease has about ninety years unexpired, you should start considering the need for a lease extension. An important point to note is that it is desirable for a lease extension to be in place before the term of the current lease falls lower than 80 years - otherwise a higher amount will be payable. Leasehold owners in Llantwit Fardre will usually be legally entitled to a lease extension; however it’s a good idea to check with a conveyancing solicitor to check if you qualify. In certain cases you may not be entitled. There are also strict timetables and steps to comply with once the process has commenced so it’s best to be guided by a conveyancing solicitor during the process.

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

Leasehold properties in Llantwit Fardre with over 100 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 circumstances there is often little upside in purchasing the reversionary interest unless savings on ground rent and maintenance charges merit it.

Lenders may not grant a mortgage with a short lease

Most banks have tightened lending criteria in the last ten years and borrowers are encountering difficulties in arranging funding or re-mortgage against property with shorter lease terms, particularly under 75 years as they are deemed to be insufficient for lending purposes.

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

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

Using our service will provide you enhanced control over the value of your Llantwit Fardre leasehold, as your property will be more valuable and saleable in relation to the lease length should you want to sell. The lawyers that we work with are well versed in the legislation handling many hundreds of lease extensions or freehold purchase transactions.

Llantwit Fardre Lease Extension Example Cases:

Chloe, Llantwit Fardre, Rhondda Cynon Taff,

Trailing lengthy negotiations with the freeholder of her basement flat in Llantwit Fardre, Chloe started the lease extension process as the eighty year mark was swiftly nearing. The lease extension completed in April 2012. The freeholder’s charges were negotiated to about 600 GBP.

Llantwit Fardre case:

Mr Connor Sánchez owned a garden flat in Llantwit Fardre in February 2008. The question was if we could approximate the premium would likely be for a 90 year lease extension. Identical properties in Llantwit Fardre with 100 year plus lease were in the region of £275,000. The average ground rent payable was £55 billed per annum. The lease expired in 2102. Taking into account 76 years outstanding we calculated the compensation to the landlord for the lease extension to be within £9,500 and £11,000 not including legals.

Llantwit Fardre case:

In 2012 we were contacted by Dr Anna García who, having was assigned a lease of a one bedroom apartment in Llantwit Fardre in October 1998. We are asked if we could estimate the premium would likely be for a ninety year lease extension. Similar homes in Llantwit Fardre with a long lease were valued around £176,200. The mid-range ground rent payable was £65 billed yearly. The lease lapsed in 2082. Given that there were 56 years outstanding we approximated the premium to the freeholder to extend the lease to be within £29,500 and £34,000 not including fees.