Stop! Your Lease Extension in Alsager Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Alsager 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 Alsager 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.

Main reasons to start your Alsager lease extension


Top reasons for lease extension now:

Increase your lease and increase your Alsager property value

The nearer a residential lease in Alsager nears to zero years unexpired, the the greater the reduction in the value of the property. If the residual term has, more than 100 years remaining then this decrease may be fractional nevertheless there will become a stage when a lease has under than 80 years left as part of the premium you will incur is what is termed as a marriage value. This could be significant. It is the primary rational as to why you should extend the lease without delay. Most flat owners in Alsager will qualify for this right; that being said a lawyer will be able to confirm if you qualify to extend your lease. In limited situations you may not qualify, the most common reason being that you have owned the property for less than two years.

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

Leasehold premises in Alsager with more than one hundred years remaining on the lease are sometimes regarded as a ‘virtual freehold’. This is where the lease is worth the same as a freehold interest in your premises. In such circumstances there is often little to be gained by purchasing the reversionary interest unless savings on ground rent and estate charges justify it.

Mortgage lenders may decide not to finance a property on a short lease

Most mortgage lenders have tightened lending criteria in recent years and borrowers are encountering difficulties in arranging funding or re-mortgage against property with shorter lease terms, particularly below seventy years as they are considered to be inadequate for lending purposes.

Lender Requirement
Accord Mortgages
Barnsley Building Society
Nationwide Building Society
Skipton Building Society
Yorkshire Building Society

Get in touch with one of our Alsager lease extension solicitors or enfranchisement solicitors

The lawyers that we work with handle Alsager 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 conveyancing solicitor we work with provide it.

Alsager Lease Extension Example Cases:

Sam, Alsager, Cheshire,

Sam was the the leasehold proprietor of a 2 bedroom flat in Alsager being marketed with a lease of a few days over fifty eight years remaining. Sam informally contacted his freeholder a well known London-based freehold company and enquired on a premium to extend the lease. The freeholder indicated a willingness to extend the lease to 125 years on the basis of an increased rent to £125 annually. No ground rent would be due on a lease extension were Sam to invoke his statutory right. Sam obtained expert legal guidance and secured an acceptable resolution without resorting to tribunal and sell the flat.

Alsager case:

In 2009 we were called by Mr R David who, having moved into a one bedroom flat in Alsager in January 2005. The dilemma was if we could approximate the price would likely be to extend the lease by an additional years. Identical properties in Alsager with 100 year plus lease were worth £181,600. The mid-range ground rent payable was £55 collected quarterly. The lease finished on 23 August 2078. Considering the 52 years as a residual term we approximated the premium to the landlord for the lease extension to be between £30,400 and £35,200 exclusive of expenses.

Alsager case:

Mr and Mrs. E Adams owned a one bedroom flat in Alsager in October 2008. The dilemma was if we could shed any light on how much (approximately) price would likely be for a ninety year extension to my lease. Similar flats in Alsager with an extended lease were worth £285,000. The average ground rent payable was £45 invoiced every twelve months. The lease termination date was in 2098. Having 72 years unexpired we estimated the premium to the freeholder to extend the lease to be between £12,400 and £14,200 plus fees.