Stop! Your Lease Extension in Parbold Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Parbold 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 Parbold 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 Parbold lease extension


Main reasons to start your Parbold lease extension today:

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

The basic rule is, all other things holding equal, the shorter the lease the more expensive the premium. Qualifying leaseholders in Parbold can extend the lease for an additional 90 years in accordance with legislation. Do give careful consideration before delaying your Parbold lease extension. Postponing that expense now simply increases the premium you will ultimately be required to pay for a lease extension.

Parbold property with a lease extension is almost the same value as a freehold

It is conventional wisdom that a residential leasehold with over 100 years remaining is worth roughly the same as a freehold. Where an further 90 years added to all but the shortest lease, the property will be worth the same as a freehold for decades to come.

Mortgage lenders may decide not to issue a mortgage on a short lease

Mortgage Lenders differ in their lending criteria. Some draw the line at seventy five years outstanding on the lease; others may be prepared to lend with anything with more than 70 years. With less than sixty years, it may be challenging to obtain a mortgage in the first place.

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.
Halifax Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage.
Lloyds TSB Scotland Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage.
Royal Bank of Scotland Mortgage term plus 30 years.

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

Lease extensions in Parbold can be a difficult process. We recommend you obtain professional help from a conveyancing solicitor and valuer 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 Parbold lease extensions and further afield, as well as any potential issues which may arise as well as problems with the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.

Parbold Lease Extension Case Studies:

Cameron, Parbold, Lancashire

In 2014 Cameron, started to get near to the eighty-year threshold with the lease on his garden apartment in Parbold. In buying his property twenty years ago, the lease term was of little relevance. Thankfully, it dawned on him that he would imminently be paying an inflated amount for a lease extension. Cameron extended the lease just under the wire in July. Cameron and the freeholder via the managing agents ultimately settled on a premium of £6,000 . If he failed to meet the deadline, the premium would have gone up by at least £1,000.

Parbold case:

Last Autumn we were approach by Ms Bethan André , who completed a one bedroom flat in Parbold in November 2002. The dilemma was if we could estimate the compensation to the landlord would be for a 90 year extension to my lease. Comparative residencies in Parbold with 100 year plus lease were valued around £210,000. The average amount of ground rent was £50 invoiced every twelve months. The lease came to a finish on 18 June 2106. Considering the 80 years unexpired we estimated the compensation to the landlord for the lease extension to be between £8,600 and £9,800 exclusive of fees.

Parbold case:

In 2012 we were phoned by Mr and Mrs. E Bell who, having owned a garden flat in Parbold in September 2010. We are asked if we could shed any light on how much (roughly) compensation to the landlord would likely be for a 90 year extension to my lease. Comparative premises in Parbold with an extended lease were in the region of £280,000. The average amount of ground rent was £45 collected annually. The lease expiry date was in 2095. Having 69 years outstanding we estimated the compensation to the landlord to extend the lease to be within £12,400 and £14,200 exclusive of fees.