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Main reasons to commence your Pevensey Bay lease extension


Main reasons to start your Pevensey Bay lease extension today:

Increase your lease and increase your Pevensey Bay property value

The basic rule is, all other factors being equal, the shorter the lease the more expensive the premium. Qualifying leaseholders in Pevensey Bay can extend the lease for an additional ninety years under the 1993 Leasehold Reform Act. Do give careful consideration before delaying your Pevensey Bay lease extension. Putting off that expense now simply increases the premium you will ultimately have to pay for a lease extension.

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

Leasehold properties in Pevensey Bay with in excess of 100 years left 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 home. In such situations there is often little to be gained by buying the freehold unless savings on ground rent and service charges merit it.

Lending institutions may not issue 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 below 75 years as they are deemed to be deficient security.

Lender Requirement
Bank of Scotland Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage.
Birmingham Midshires Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage.
National Westminster Bank Mortgage term plus 30 years.

For Shared Ownership, the remaining term of the lease must also be not less than 75 years 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
Yorkshire 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.

Why use us for your lease extension in Pevensey Bay?

Irrespective of whether you are a tenant or a landlord in Pevensey Bay,the lease extension lawyers that we work with will always be happy to discuss any residential leasehold matters and offer you the benefit of their in-depth market knowledge and the close ties they enjoy with Pevensey Bay valuers.

Pevensey Bay Lease Extension Example Cases:

Isabel, Pevensey Bay, East Sussex,

Subsequent to unsuccessful discussions with the freeholder of her basement flat in Pevensey Bay, Isabel initiated the lease extension process as the eighty year threshold was swiftly advancing. The transaction was finalised in August 2013. The freeholder’s fees were kept to an absolute minimum.

Pevensey Bay case:

In 2011 we were phoned by Mr and Mrs. E Roberts who, having acquired a studio apartment in Pevensey Bay in May 2006. The dilemma was if we could estimate the compensation to the landlord could be to extend the lease by an additional years. Identical residencies in Pevensey Bay with an extended lease were in the region of £176,200. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £65 billed monthly. The lease came to a finish on 3 September 2081. Considering the 56 years outstanding we approximated the premium to the landlord for the lease extension to be within £29,500 and £34,000 not including expenses.

Pevensey Bay case:

Last Christmas we were approach by Mrs Y Ward , who owned a studio apartment in Pevensey Bay in July 2005. We are asked if we could approximate the premium could be to prolong the lease by a further 90 years. Comparative flats in Pevensey Bay with an extended lease were worth £237,600. The average amount of ground rent was £45 billed monthly. The lease concluded on 1 February 2092. Having 67 years outstanding we calculated the premium to the landlord to extend the lease to be between £11,400 and £13,200 exclusive of fees.