There is no doubt about it a leasehold property in Rise Park is a wasting asset as a result of the diminishing lease term. If the residual term has, more than one hundred years to run then this decrease may be fractional nevertheless there will become a stage when a lease has less than 80 years left as part of the premium you will incur is what is known as a marriage value. This could be significant. It is the primary rational as to why you should consider extending without delay. Many flat owners in Rise Park will meet the qualifying criteria; that being said a conveyancer can advise whether you are eligible to extend your lease. In limited situations you may not qualify, the most frequent reason being that you have not been the owner of the property for two years.
It is generally accepted that a property with in excess of one hundred years remaining is worth roughly the same as a freehold. Where an additional ninety years added to any lease with more than 45 years unexpired, the property will be equivalent in value to a freehold for many years ahead.
| Lender | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Accord Mortgages | |
| Barclays plc | |
| Chelsea Building Society | |
| The Mortgage Works | |
| Virgin |
Using our service gives you better control over the value of your Rise Park leasehold, as your property will be more valuable and saleable in relation to the lease length should you wish to sell. The lawyers that we work with are well versed in the legislation handling many hundreds of lease extensions or freehold purchase transactions.
Off the back of protracted negotiations with the landlord of her one bedroom apartment in Rise Park, Emma initiated the lease extension process just as the lease was nearing the crucial eighty-year threshold. The transaction completed in January 2006. The freeholder’s costs were kept to an absolute minimum.
Mrs L Moore completed a ground floor flat in Rise Park in July 2010. The question was if we could shed any light on how much (approximately) premium would be to prolong the lease by an additional years. Identical homes in Rise Park with an extended lease were in the region of £295,000. The average amount of ground rent was £45 invoiced every twelve months. The lease lapsed in 2101. Taking into account 75 years outstanding we estimated the premium to the landlord for the lease extension to be within £8,600 and £9,800 exclusive of expenses.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Rise Park flat is Flat b 14 Kemble Road in May 2014. The Tribunal assessed the value of the premium payable for the lease extension to be £9,761 This case related to 1 flat.