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.

Top reasons for Wennington lease extension


Main reasons to commence your Wennington lease extension today:

Increase your lease and increase your Wennington property value

The nearer a residential lease in Wennington gets to zero years unexpired, the more it reduces the value of the property. Where the lease has, over 100 years remaining then this decrease may be fractional nevertheless there will become a point in time when a lease has under than eighty years unexpired 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 rational as to why you should extend the lease without delay. Many flat owners in Wennington will meet the qualifying criteria; that being said a conveyancing solicitor can advise if you qualify for a lease extension. In certain situations you may not qualify, the most frequent 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 generally considered that a residential leasehold with in excess of 100 years remaining is worth approximately the same as a freehold. Where an further 90 years added to all but the shortest lease, the residence will be worth the same as a freehold for many years ahead.

Lending institutions will not grant a mortgage with a short lease

Most mortgage companies require a lengthy amount of time left on any leasehold property before they will consider lending on it. Regardless of whether you need a mortgage, you should keep in mind that it is likely that someone intending to buy your property in the future might well do, so if they are not able to secure a mortgage, then the financial worth of your property could be adversely impacted. In the last decade many banks and building societies have increased the required minimum lease length that they are willing to accept

Lender Requirement
Coventry Building Society
Leeds Building Society
Skipton Building Society
The Mortgage Works
Virgin

What makes us experts in Wennington lease extensions?

Lease extensions in Wennington can be a difficult process. We recommend you secure professional help from a lawyer and valuer with experience in this area.

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 in-depth market knowledge procuring Wennington lease extensions and further afield, as well as any potential issues which may arise as well as problems with the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.

Wennington Lease Extension Example Cases:

Logan, Wennington, London,

Logan was the the leasehold proprietor of a conversion flat in Wennington on the market with a lease of a few days over 59 years outstanding. Logan informally approached his freeholder a well known Bristol-based freehold company for a lease extension. The landlord was keen to grant an extension on non-statutory terms taking the lease to 125 years on the basis of a new rent at the outset set at £100 per annum and doubled every 25 years thereafter. No ground rent would be due on a lease extension were Logan to exercise his statutory right. Logan procured expert advice and was able to make a more informed decision and deal with the matter and ending up with a market value flat.

Wennington case:

In 2010 we were approached by Ms Aimee López who, having completed a one bedroom apartment in Wennington in November 2010. We are asked if we could approximate the compensation to the landlord would likely be for a ninety year lease extension. Comparative flats in Wennington with an extended lease were valued about £216,000. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £60 collected monthly. The lease elapsed on 16 January 2084. Taking into account 58 years unexpired we estimated the premium to the freeholder to extend the lease to be between £28,500 and £33,000 not including 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 affected 13 flats. The unexpired term was 76 years.