Stop! Your Lease Extension in Wennington Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Wennington 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 Wennington 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 Wennington lease extension


Top reasons for lease extension now:

Increase your lease and increase your Wennington property value

The nearer a domestic lease in Wennington nears to zero years unexpired, the the greater the reduction in the value of the property. Where the lease has, in excess of 99 years remaining then this decrease may be negligible however there will become a stage when a lease has less than 80 years remaining as part of the premium you will incur is what is termed as a marriage value. This could increase sharply the cost. It is the primary logic behind why you should consider extending without delay. Most flat owners in Wennington will qualify for this right; however a lawyer will be able to advise if you qualify for a lease extension. In certain situations you may not qualify, the most common reason being that you have owned the property for under two years.

Wennington property with a lease extension has roughly the same value as a freehold

Leasehold residencies in Wennington with more than 100 years left on the lease are often regarded as a ‘virtual freehold’. This is where the lease value the same as a freehold interest in your premises. In such situations there is often little to be gained by buying the freehold unless savings on ground rent and estate charges justify it.

Lenders may not issue a mortgage on a short lease

Banks and Building Societies are less likely to issue a mortgage on a residential property in Wennington with a short lease. Many lenders simply refuse to lend on leases with less than 75 years left.

Lender Requirement
Accord Mortgages
Barnsley Building Society
Birmingham Midshires
Nationwide Building Society
Santander

What makes us experts in Wennington lease extensions?

Irrespective of whether you are a tenant or a freeholder in Wennington,the lease extension solicitors that we work with will always be willing to discuss any residential leasehold matters and offer you the benefit of their in-depth market knowledge and the close ties they enjoy with Wennington valuers.

Wennington Lease Extension Example Cases:

Alicia, Wennington, London,

Off the back of lengthy correspondence with the freeholder of her two bedroom apartment in Wennington, Alicia commenced the lease extension process as the eighty year threshold was rapidly advancing. The lease extension was finalised in August 2012. The freeholder’s costs were kept to an absolute minimum.

Wennington case:

Dr N Robinson bought a ground floor apartment in Wennington in June 2009. We are asked if we could shed any light on how much (roughly) price would likely be to prolong the lease by 90 years. Identical homes in Wennington with an extended lease were valued around £290,000. The average amount of ground rent was £45 invoiced every twelve months. The lease terminated on 23 May 2099. Having 73 years remaining we estimated the premium to the freeholder for the lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus fees.

Decision in Bexley

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Wennington premises is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case was in relation to 13 flats. The unexpired term was 76 years.