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Why you should start your Thames View lease extension


Top reasons for lease extension now:

A Thames View leasehold property depreciates with the years remaining on the lease.

The closer a residential lease in Thames View gets to zero years unexpired, the more it reduces the value of the property. Where the residual term has, beyond one hundred years to run then this decrease may be negligible however there will become a stage when a lease has less than eighty years remaining as part of the premium you will incur is what is termed as a marriage value. This could be significant. It is the main logic behind why you should extend the lease without delay. Most flat owners in Thames View will meet the qualifying criteria; however a lawyer will be able to confirm if you are eligible for a lease extension. In limited situations you may not qualify, the most common reason being that you have not been the owner of the property for two years.

An extended lease is almost the same value as a freehold

Leasehold premises in Thames View with over one hundred years unexpired 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 upside in purchasing the reversionary interest unless savings on ground rent and estate charges justify it.

Lending institutions will not issue a mortgage on a short lease

Nearly all banks and building societies require a lengthy amount of time remaining on a leasehold property before they will contemplate providing a mortgage on it. Regardless of whether you require a mortgage, you should bear in mind that it is probable that someone intending to purchase your property in the future might well do, so in the event that they can't secure a mortgage, then the value of the property will likely suffer. Since 2008 most mortgage lenders have increased the required minimum lease length that they are prepared to grant a mortgage on

Lender Requirement
Bank of Scotland Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage.
Barclays plc Leases with less than 70 years at the commencement of the mortgage should be declined (see exception below).

Leases with greater than 70 years but fewer than 85 years remaining must be referred to issuing office.

Leases with fewer than 70 years should only be referred to the issuing office where the following scenario applies, as discretion may be applied subject to bank approval:

• Property is located in any of the following prestigious developments: Cadogan, Crown, Grosvenor, Howard de Walden, Portman or Wellcome Trust Estates in Central London AND
• The value of the property subject to the short remaining term is £500,000 or more AND
• The loan to value does not exceed 90% for purchases, 90% like for like re-mortgages, 80% for re-mortgages with any element of capital raising and 80% for existing Barclays mortgage borrowers applying for additional borrowing;
Chelsea 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.
Godiva Mortgages 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.

Why use us for your lease extension in Thames View?

Lease extensions in Thames View can be a difficult process. We recommend you obtain guidance from a lawyer and surveyor well versed in the legislation and lease extension process.

We provide you with an expert from a selection of lease extension solicitors, which ensures a targeted and efficient service as you have a dedicated port of call with an individual lawyer. Our lease extension solicitors have a wealth of experience dealing with Thames View lease extensions and further afield, as well as any potential issues which may arise as well as problems with the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.

Thames View Lease Extension Example Cases:

Oliver, Thames View, London,

Oliver was the the leasehold proprietor of a high value flat in Thames View being sold with a lease of fraction over 72 years unexpired. Oliver on an informal basis spoke with his freeholder being a well known local-based freehold company for a lease extension. The landlord indicated a willingness to grant an extension taking the lease to 125 years on the basis of a new rent at the outset set at £200 per annum and increase every 25 years thereafter. No ground rent would be payable on a lease extension were Oliver to invoke his statutory right. Oliver procured expert advice and secured satisfactory deal without going to tribunal and sell the flat.

Thames View case:

Last month we were e-mailed by Ms Kirsty Morgan , who took over the lease of a newly refurbished flat in Thames View in September 2009. We are asked if we could approximate the compensation to the landlord would be to prolong the lease by ninety years. Comparable properties in Thames View with an extended lease were in the region of £290,000. The average ground rent payable was £45 collected annually. The lease terminated on 1 May 2097. Having 73 years left we approximated the premium to the freeholder for the lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 not including professional charges.

Decision in Redbridge

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Thames View residence is 49 Aldborough Road South in July 2012. The Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of the new lease was £13,925 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 61.36 years.