Stop! Your Lease Extension in Sprotbrough Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Sprotbrough 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 Sprotbrough 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.

Why you should commence your Sprotbrough lease extension


Top reasons for lease extension now:

Increase your lease and increase your Sprotbrough property value

The closer a residential lease in Sprotbrough nears to zero years unexpired, the the greater the reduction in the value of the property. Where the residual term has, in excess of 125 years remaining then this decrease may be of little impact nevertheless there will become a point in time when a lease has fewer than eighty years unexpired as part of the premium you will incur is what is termed as a marriage value. This could be significant. It is the main rational as to why you should consider extending sooner rather than later. The majority of flat owners in Sprotbrough will qualify for this right; nevertheless a conveyancer should be able to confirm whether you are eligible for a lease extension. In limited situations you may not qualify, the most common reason being that you have owned the property for under two years.

An extended lease is almost the same value as a freehold

It is conventional wisdom that a residential leasehold with in excess of 100 years remaining is worth approximately the same as a freehold. Where an additional ninety years added to any lease with more than 35 years unexpired, the property will be equivalent in value to a freehold for decades to come.

Mortgage lenders may not loan monies on a short lease

The trend since 2008 has been for banks to tighten lending criteria across the board - this has extended to the property over which the home loan is to be charged. This has meant the unexpired lease term required by mortgage companies has increased. In the past mortgage companies were content with twenty years plus the term of the loan - routinely fifty year leases but those requirements are being increasingly undermined by the requirement for longer and longer leases - many now have a minimum term of 75 years as a prerequisite.

Lender Requirement
Barnsley Building Society
Birmingham Midshires
Nationwide Building Society
TSB
Yorkshire Building Society

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

The lawyers that we work with handle Sprotbrough 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.

Sprotbrough Lease Extension Example Cases:

Zachary, Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire,

Zachary was the the leasehold owner of a conversion flat in Sprotbrough on the market with a lease of just over sixty years remaining. Zachary informally spoke with his freeholder being a well known Manchester-based freehold company and enquired on a premium to extend the lease. The landlord indicated a willingness to extend the lease to 125 years on the basis of a rise in the rent to £200 yearly. Ordinarily, ground rent would not be due on a lease extension were Zachary to invoke his statutory right. Zachary procured expert advice and was able to make a more informed decision and handle with the matter and sell the property.

Sprotbrough case:

Last month we were phoned by Mr I Cook , who purchased a garden flat in Sprotbrough in July 2000. We are asked if we could estimate the premium could be to prolong the lease by ninety years. Similar homes in Sprotbrough with a long lease were in the region of £216,000. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £60 billed every twelve months. The lease lapsed in 2084. Taking into account 58 years remaining we estimated the premium to the landlord to extend the lease to be between £28,500 and £33,000 not including costs.

Sprotbrough case:

Last Summer we were phoned by Mr T Wilson , who purchased a purpose-built flat in Sprotbrough in May 1998. We are asked if we could shed any light on how much (roughly) price could be to extend the lease by 90 years. Identical residencies in Sprotbrough with a long lease were in the region of £205,000. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £50 invoiced monthly. The lease terminated in 2105. Taking into account 79 years unexpired we approximated the compensation to the freeholder for the lease extension to be within £7,600 and £8,800 plus professional charges.