The market value of Rise Park leasehold residential property falls as the lease term becomes shorter and this will have an impact on its saleability. The cost of a lease extension can increase significantly once the unexpired lease term is below than eighty years
Leasehold residencies in Rise Park with over one hundred years unexpired on the lease are often referred to as ‘virtual freehold’. This is where the lease value the same as a freehold interest in your premises. In such circumstances there is often little to be gained by purchasing the freehold unless savings on ground rent and maintenance charges justify it.
| Lender | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Barnsley Building Society | |
| Chelsea Building Society | |
| Coventry Building Society | |
| Halifax | |
| The Mortgage Works |
The lawyers that we work with handle Rise Park 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 conveyancing solicitor we work with provide it.
Two years ago Alex, came very close to the 80-year mark with the lease on his studio apartment in Rise Park. In buying his property two decades ago, the lease term was of little bearing. As luck would have it, he recognised he would imminently be paying way over the odds for a lease extension. Alex was able to extend his lease just ahead of time in April. Alex and the freeholder subsequently settled on sum of £5,500 . If the lease had dropped lower than 80 years, the premium would have gone up by a minimum £925.
Dr Megan Brooks purchased a purpose-built flat in Rise Park in April 1999. The dilemma was if we could estimate the compensation to the landlord could be for a 90 year extension to my lease. Similar residencies in Rise Park with an extended lease were valued about £201,200. The average ground rent payable was £55 invoiced quarterly. The lease expired in 2082. Considering the 56 years unexpired we approximated the compensation to the freeholder to extend the lease to be between £31,400 and £36,200 plus professional charges.
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 was in relation to 1 flat.