Stop! Your Lease Extension in Tonyrefail Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Tonyrefail 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 Tonyrefail 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.

Top reasons for Tonyrefail lease extension


Top reasons for lease extension now:

Increase your lease and increase your Tonyrefail property value

As the the remaining lease term of a Tonyrefail domestic lease lessens so does its value and therefore the value of your property. If the lease has, beyond one hundred years to run then this decrease may be negligible that being said there will become a point in time when a lease has less than eighty years unexpired as part of the premium you will incur is what is known as a marriage value. This could increase markedly the cost. It is the main logic behind why you should extend the lease without delay. Most flat owners in Tonyrefail will qualify for this right; that being said a lawyer can confirm whether you are eligible to extend your lease. In limited situations you may not qualify, the most frequent reason being that you have owned the property for less than two years.

Tonyrefail property with a lease extension is almost the same value as a freehold

It is generally considered that a residential leasehold with more than 100 years unexpired lease term is worth roughly the equivalent as a freehold. Where an additional 90 years added to all but the shortest lease, the residence will be worth the same as a freehold for many years ahead.

Mortgage lenders will not loan monies with a short lease

The propensity since 2008 has been for mortgage companies to tighten lending criteria across the board - this has extended to the types of security over which the home loan is to be granted. This has meant the unexpired lease term required by banks has increased. Historically lenders would lend on a lease with 25 years plus the term of the loan - routinely fifty year leases but those requirements are being increasingly undermined by the requirement for lengthy leases - many now have a minimum term of 75 years as a prerequisite.

Lender Requirement
Bank of Scotland
Halifax
Leeds Building Society
National Westminster Bank
Royal Bank of Scotland

Why use us for your lease extension in Tonyrefail?

The conveyancing solicitors that we work with procure Tonyrefail 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.

Tonyrefail Lease Extension Case Studies:

Emma, Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taff,

In the wake of 6 months of unsuccessful negotiations with the freeholder of her purpose-built flat in Tonyrefail, Emma initiated the lease extension process as the eighty year threshold was fast coming. The lease extension was concluded in February 2010. The freeholder’s fees were negotiated to below six hundred GBP.

Tonyrefail case:

Last month we were phoned by Dr V Ramírez , who acquired a recently refurbished apartment in Tonyrefail in July 2000. We are asked if we could approximate the compensation to the landlord would be for a 90 year extension to my lease. Similar premises in Tonyrefail with a long lease were worth £245,000. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £50 collected quarterly. The lease terminated in 2094. Having 68 years left we approximated the compensation to the freeholder to extend the lease to be within £9,500 and £11,000 plus fees.

Tonyrefail case:

Mr I Michel acquired a purpose-built flat in Tonyrefail in April 2012. We are asked if we could approximate the premium would likely be for a 90 year lease extension. Similar homes in Tonyrefail with 100 year plus lease were valued about £285,000. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £55 invoiced per annum. The lease expired in 2105. Taking into account 79 years as a residual term we approximated the premium to the freeholder to extend the lease to be within £13,300 and £15,400 exclusive of costs.