Stop! Your Lease Extension in Mexborough Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Mexborough 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 Mexborough 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 Mexborough lease extension


Why you should commence your Mexborough lease extension today:

Increase your lease and increase your Mexborough property value

Unfortunately that a Mexborough residential lease is a deteriorating asset. The lease value reduces in proportion to its lease length. The extent of this is taken for granted in the early years due to the deflation being disguised by increases in the Mexborough property prices.Where your lease has approximately 90 years left, you should start thinking about a lease extension. An important point to note is that it is desirable for lease extension to take place before the term of the existing lease falls lower than 80 years - otherwise a higher amount will be payable. The majority of leasehold owners in Mexborough will be able to extend under the legislation; however a lawyer will be able to clarify if you qualify for an extension. In some cases you may not qualify. There are also strict timeframes and procedures to be adhered to once the process is initiated and you will need to be guided by your lawyer for the duration of the process.

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

It is conventional wisdom that a property with in excess of one hundred years remaining is worth roughly the equivalent as a freehold. Where an further ninety years added to any lease with more than 45 years left, the premises will be worth the same as a freehold for decades to come.

Lending institutions will not loan monies on a short lease

The trend since the credit crunch has been for lenders to tighten lending requirements generally - this has extended to the property over which the mortgage is to be granted. This has meant the minimum number of years remaining under the lease required by banks has increased. Historically banks would lend on a lease with 25 years plus the term of the loan - typically 50 year leases but those requirements evolved by the requirement for lengthy leases - many use a minimum term of 75 years as standard.

Lender Requirement
Birmingham Midshires
Coventry Building Society
Godiva Mortgages
Leeds Building Society
Royal Bank of Scotland

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

The lawyers that we work with undertake Mexborough 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 conveyancer we work with provide it.

Mexborough Lease Extension Case Summaries:

Aaron, Mexborough, South Yorkshire

Last year Aaron, started to get near to the 80-year threshold with the lease on his leasehold apartment in Mexborough. Having bought his property twenty years ago, the lease term was of little interest. Thankfully, he realised he would soon be paying an inflated amount for a lease extension. Aaron arranged for a lease extension just in the nick of time last April. Aaron and the freeholder eventually agreed on sum of £5,500 . If he not met the deadline, the price would have increased by at least £975.

Mexborough case:

In 2011 we were contacted by Mr and Mrs. K Laurent who, having was assigned a lease of a first floor apartment in Mexborough in August 2011. We are asked if we could estimate the price would be for a 90 year lease extension. Comparable premises in Mexborough with a long lease were in the region of £300,000. The mid-range ground rent payable was £50 collected per annum. The lease ended in 2102. Considering the 76 years as a residual term we approximated the compensation to the freeholder for the lease extension to be within £8,600 and £9,800 exclusive of legals.

Mexborough case:

Last Autumn we were e-mailed by Ms Millie Cooper , who took over the lease of a studio apartment in Mexborough in March 2001. We are asked if we could approximate the compensation to the landlord would likely be for a 90 year lease extension. Comparable residencies in Mexborough with an extended lease were worth £257,800. The mid-range ground rent payable was £65 billed every twelve months. The lease came to a finish on 20 August 2091. Given that there were 65 years remaining we estimated the compensation to the freeholder for the lease extension to be between £18,100 and £20,800 not including legals.