Stop! Your Lease Extension in Maltby Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Maltby 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 Maltby 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 Maltby lease extension


Main reasons to commence your Maltby lease extension today:

A Maltby leasehold property depreciates with the years remaining on the lease.

The value of Maltby leasehold residential property falls as the lease term becomes shorter and this will have an impact on its saleability. The expense of extending the lease can escalate significantly once the remaining term is below than eighty years

An extended lease has roughly the same value as a freehold

It is conventional wisdom that a residential leasehold with over 100 years remaining is worth roughly the equivalent as a freehold. Where an additional ninety years added to any lease with more than 30 years remaining, the property will be equivalent in value to a freehold for many years in the future.

Banks and Building Societies may decide not to lend with a short lease

Mortgage companies are really clamping down as regards to properties in Maltby with short leases. For instance you might discover that their lending requirements are stricter and that they adjust interest rates depending on the unexpired lease term. Some may even refrain from lending completely, so where you needed to sell, your only options would be to find a cash purchaser, or hope for the best at auction thus reducing the number of prospective buyers.

Lender Requirement
Bank of Scotland Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage.
Godiva Mortgages A minimum of 70 years unexpired lease at completion for all scheme types apart from Lifetime Mortgages (Equity Release), which require a minimum unexpired term of 80 years at completion.
National Westminster Bank Mortgage term plus 30 years.

For Shared Ownership, the remaining term of the lease must be at least 30 years plus the term of the mortgage at the outset of the mortgage.
Skipton Building Society 85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage

For Buy to Let cases:
- lettings must not breach any of the lessee’s covenants; and
- consent of the lessor to lettings must be obtained if necessary
Virgin 85 years at the time of completion. If it's less, we require it to be extended on or before completion.

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

Lease extensions in Maltby can be a difficult process. We recommend you obtain guidance from a conveyancer and valuer with experience in this area.

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 a wealth of experience dealing with Maltby lease extensions and further afield, as well as any potential issues which may arise as well as problems with the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.

Maltby Lease Extension Case Summaries:

William, Maltby, South Yorkshire,

William owned a high value flat in Maltby being marketed with a lease of a little over 59 years unexpired. William informally contacted his landlord a well known London-based freehold company for a lease extension. The freeholder indicated a willingness to extend the lease to 125 years subject to a rise in the rent to £50 per annum. No ground rent would be due on a lease extension were William to invoke his statutory right. William procured expert advice and secured satisfactory deal without going to tribunal and sell the property.

Maltby case:

Dr Ella Hernández owned a one bedroom apartment in Maltby in June 2003. We are asked if we could shed any light on how much (approximately) compensation to the landlord would be for a 90 year lease extension. Identical residencies in Maltby with an extended lease were worth £233,200. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £60 billed yearly. The lease ran out in 2087. Taking into account 61 years unexpired we calculated the premium to the freeholder to extend the lease to be within £22,800 and £26,400 exclusive of fees.

Maltby case:

Mr and Mrs. P Davis was assigned a lease of a one bedroom flat in Maltby in January 2007. We are asked if we could shed any light on how much (roughly) compensation to the landlord would be to prolong the lease by an additional years. Comparable homes in Maltby with 100 year plus lease were valued around £166,800. The average ground rent payable was £50 invoiced annually. The lease concluded on 23 June 2076. Given that there were 50 years as a residual term we estimated the premium to the freeholder for the lease extension to be between £32,300 and £37,400 exclusive of expenses.