Stop! Your Lease Extension in Poulton Le Fylde Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Poulton Le Fylde 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 Poulton Le Fylde 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 commence your Poulton Le Fylde lease extension


Main reasons to commence your Poulton Le Fylde lease extension today:

Increase your lease and increase your Poulton Le Fylde property value

The nearer a domestic lease in Poulton Le Fylde nears to zero years unexpired, the the greater the reduction in the value of the property. If the residual term has, in excess of 100 years to run 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 sharply the cost. It is the main reason why you should extend the lease sooner rather than later. The majority of flat owners in Poulton Le Fylde will meet the qualifying criteria; that being said a conveyancing solicitor will be able to advise if you are eligible for a lease extension. In certain situations you may not qualify, the most frequent reason being that you have owned the property for less than two years.

Poulton Le Fylde property with a lease extension is almost the same value as a freehold

It is conventional wisdom that a property with in excess of 100 years unexpired lease term is worth approximately the same as a freehold. Where an additional 90 years added to any lease with more than 30 years left, the residence will be equivalent in value to a freehold for decades to come.

Lenders may not loan monies with a short lease

Mortgage companies are tightening their criteria and a meaningful number now want flats to have at least sixty if not seventy years remaining at the end of the mortgage. Given that plenty of flats in Poulton Le Fylde were built in the fifties, sixties and seventies this means many now require lease extensions if they if they are to be mortgageable.

Lender Requirement
Accord Mortgages 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.
Coventry Building Society 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.
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.

Get in touch with one of our Poulton Le Fylde lease extension solicitors or enfranchisement solicitors

The conveyancing solicitors that we work with handle Poulton Le Fylde 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.

Poulton Le Fylde Lease Extension Example Cases:

Jake, Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire

Half a year ago Jake, started to get close to the 80-year threshold with the lease on his ground floor flat in Poulton Le Fylde. Having purchased his home 19 years ago, the unexpired term was of minimal concern. Luckily, he realised he needed to take action soon on Extending the lease. Jake arranged for a lease extension just under the wire in June. Jake and the landlord eventually agreed on a premium of £5,000 . If he failed to meet the deadline, the price would have escalated by at least £850.

Poulton Le Fylde case:

In 2009 we were phoned by Ms Erin Mason who, having moved into a basement flat in Poulton Le Fylde in January 2010. We are asked if we could approximate the compensation to the landlord could be to prolong the lease by ninety years. Comparative homes in Poulton Le Fylde with an extended lease were in the region of £290,000. The mid-range ground rent payable was £45 billed yearly. The lease finished on 16 September 2098. Considering the 72 years remaining we estimated the premium to the freeholder for the lease extension to be between £11,400 and £13,200 not including expenses.

Poulton Le Fylde case:

Last month we were e-mailed by Mr and Mrs. A Rogers , who completed a ground floor apartment in Poulton Le Fylde in October 2004. The question was if we could approximate the premium would be to prolong the lease by a further 90 years. Identical premises in Poulton Le Fylde with an extended lease were valued about £233,200. The average amount of ground rent was £60 collected every twelve months. The lease expiry date was on 11 October 2087. Considering the 61 years left we estimated the compensation to the freeholder for the lease extension to be within £22,800 and £26,400 exclusive of legals.