Stop! Your Lease Extension in Yarm On Tees Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Yarm On Tees 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 Yarm On Tees 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 start your Yarm On Tees lease extension


Top reasons for lease extension now:

Increase your lease and increase your Yarm On Tees property value

Yarm On Tees leases on residential properties are gradually losing value. Where your lease has in the region of 90 years left, you should start considering the need for a lease extension. 80 years is a significant number: when the unexpired term of a lease drops below this level then you start paying an additional element called marriage value. Leasehold owners in Yarm On Tees will usually be legally entitled to a lease extension; however it’s a good idea to check with a conveyancing solicitor to check if you qualify. In certain circumstances you may not qualify. There are prescribed deadlines and steps to comply with once the process has started so it’s wise to be guided by a conveyancer during the process.

An extended lease has roughly the same value as a freehold

It is conventional wisdom that a residential leasehold with over 100 years unexpired lease term is worth roughly the same as a freehold. Where an further ninety years added to any lease with more than 35 years unexpired, the residence will be worth the same as a freehold for decades to come.

Banks and Building Societies may decide not to lend on a short lease

Most banks have narrowed their lending criteria in recent years and borrowers are encountering difficulties in arranging funding or re-mortgage against property with shorter lease terms, particularly under seventy years as they are considered to be unacceptable for lending purposes.

Lender Requirement
Barnsley Building Society
Halifax
National Westminster Bank
Nationwide Building Society
The Mortgage Works

Get in touch with one of our Yarm On Tees lease extension solicitors or enfranchisement solicitors

Lease extensions in Yarm On Tees can be a difficult process. We recommend you procure guidance from a conveyancer 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 procuring Yarm On Tees lease extensions and further afield, as well as any potential issues which may arise as well as problems with the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.

Yarm On Tees Lease Extension Example Cases:

Niamh, Yarm On Tees, County Durham,

Trailing protracted negotiations with the landlord of her purpose-built flat in Yarm On Tees, Niamh initiated the lease extension process just as the lease was approaching the crucial eighty-year mark. The legal work was finalised in April 2010. The landlord’s costs were kept to an absolute minimum.

Yarm On Tees case:

In 2012 we were called by Mr and Mrs. G David who, having moved into a studio apartment in Yarm On Tees in January 2000. We are asked if we could estimate the premium would be for a ninety year extension to my lease. Comparable flats in Yarm On Tees with an extended lease were valued around £260,200. The average ground rent payable was £65 invoiced annually. The lease expired in 2092. Having 66 years left we estimated the premium to the freeholder to extend the lease to be within £15,200 and £17,600 not including fees.

Yarm On Tees case:

Last year we were called by Mr and Mrs. O Brown , who bought a one bedroom flat in Yarm On Tees in April 1998. The question was if we could approximate the price could be for a ninety year lease extension. Identical residencies in Yarm On Tees with an extended lease were valued about £198,800. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £55 billed quarterly. The lease elapsed on 24 September 2081. Taking into account 55 years unexpired we calculated the premium to the freeholder for the lease extension to be between £33,300 and £38,400 not including costs.