Stop! Your Lease Extension in Ormskirk Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Ormskirk 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 Ormskirk 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 Ormskirk lease extension


Top reasons for lease extension now:

Increase your lease and increase your Ormskirk property value

As the length of the unexpired term of a Ormskirk residential lease diminished so does its value and therefore the value of your property. If the lease has, beyond one hundred years remaining then this decrease may be fractional that being said there will become a point in time when a lease has under than eighty years left as part of the premium you will incur is what is known as a marriage value. This could increase markedly the cost. It is the main rational as to why you should extend the lease without delay. The majority of flat owners in Ormskirk will meet the qualifying criteria; however a conveyancer can advise if you are eligible for a lease extension. In limited situations you may not qualify, the most common reason being that you have not been the owner of the property for two years.

An extended lease is almost the same value as a freehold

It is conventional wisdom that a residential leasehold with in excess of one hundred years unexpired lease term is worth approximately the same as a freehold. Where an further 90 years added to any lease with more than 30 years left, the property will be worth the same as a freehold for many years in the future.

Lenders may not grant a mortgage on a short lease

Most banks have narrowed their lending criteria in the last ten years and borrowers are finding it increasingly difficult to raise funding or re-mortgage against property with shorter lease terms, particularly under 75 years as they are deemed to be deficient security.

Lender Requirement
Barnsley Building Society 60 years from the date of the mortgage application subject to 35 years remaining at the end of the mortgage term.
Chelsea Building Society 85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage. Please ensure that you explain the implications of a short term lease to the borrower.
Lloyds TSB Scotland Minimum 70 years from the date 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.

Why use us for your lease extension in Ormskirk?

Regardless of whether you are a tenant or a landlord in Ormskirk,the lease extension lawyers that we work with will always be willing to discuss any residential leasehold matters and offer you the benefit of their experience and the close ties they enjoy with Ormskirk valuers.

Ormskirk Lease Extension Example Cases:

Ellen, Ormskirk, Lancashire,

In the wake of 6 months of unsuccessful correspondence with the freeholder of her two bedroom apartment in Ormskirk, Ellen started the lease extension process just as her lease was nearing the all-important eighty-year threshold. The lease extension completed in June 2012. The freeholder’s charges were kept to an absolute minimum.

Ormskirk case:

In 2012 we were called by Ms Y Norbert who, having moved into a studio flat in Ormskirk in June 2006. The question was if we could approximate the premium would likely be for a 90 year extension to my lease. Comparable homes in Ormskirk with a long lease were worth £285,000. The average ground rent payable was £55 collected per annum. The lease elapsed in 2106. Given that there were 80 years left we estimated the compensation to the landlord to extend the lease to be within £12,400 and £14,200 not including costs.

Ormskirk case:

Mr L Clark owned a basement flat in Ormskirk in July 2005. We are asked if we could estimate the premium could be to extend the lease by a further 90 years. Comparative homes in Ormskirk with a long lease were valued about £200,800. The average ground rent payable was £65 collected yearly. The lease terminated in 2086. Taking into account 60 years left we calculated the premium to the landlord for the lease extension to be between £20,900 and £24,200 exclusive of expenses.