Unfortunately that a Hadley Wood residential lease is a deteriorating asset. The lease value reduces in proportion to its lease length. The extent of this is not fully appreciated in the early years due to the loss of value being disguised by increases in the Hadley Wood property prices.Where your lease has approximately 90 years left, you need to start considering a lease extension. If lease term drops below 80 years, you will end up paying 50% of the property's 'marriage value' in addition to the usual cost of the lease extension to the landlord. The marriage fee is the amount of additional value that a lease extension will add the property Most flat owners in Hadley Wood will be able to extend under the legislation; however a conveyancing solicitor will be able to clarify if you are eligibility. In some situations you may not qualify. There are also strict deadlines and procedures to follow once the process is instigated and you will need to be guided by your conveyancing solicitor from beginning to end of the formalities.
Leasehold properties in Hadley Wood with more than one hundred years remaining on the lease are sometimes referred to as ‘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 upside in purchasing the reversionary interest unless savings on ground rent and service charges justify it.
| Lender | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Birmingham Midshires | Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage. |
| Godiva Mortgages | A minimum of 70 years unexpired lease at completion for all scheme types apart from Lifetime Mortgages (Equity Release), which require a minimum unexpired term of 80 years at completion. |
| Leeds Building Society | 85 years remaining from the start of the mortgage. |
| Skipton Building Society | 85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage For Buy to Let cases: - lettings must not breach any of the lessee’s covenants; and - consent of the lessor to lettings must be obtained if necessary |
| Yorkshire Building Society | 85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage. Please ensure that you explain the implications of a short term lease to the borrower. |
Using our service will provide you enhanced control over the value of your Hadley Wood leasehold, as your property will be more valuable and saleable in respect of lease length should you wish to sell. The conveyancing solicitors that we work with have a in-depth market knowledge handling many hundreds of lease extensions or freehold purchase transactions.
Thomas was the the leasehold owner of a conversion apartment in Hadley Wood being sold with a lease of a few days over sixty years left. Thomas informally contacted his landlord a well known London-based freehold company for a lease extension. The landlord indicated a willingness to grant an extension taking the lease to 125 years subject to a new rent at the outset set at £100 per annum and increase every 25 years thereafter. Ordinarily, ground rent would not be payable on a lease extension were Thomas to invoke his statutory right. Thomas obtained expert legal guidance and was able to make a more informed decision and handle with the matter and ending up with a market value flat.
In 2014 we were e-mailed by Mrs E Alexander who, having took over the lease of a studio flat in Hadley Wood in April 1999. We are asked if we could approximate the premium would likely be to extend the lease by ninety years. Similar properties in Hadley Wood with a long lease were worth £173,800. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £60 billed quarterly. The lease ran out in 2080. Given that there were 55 years outstanding we calculated the compensation to the freeholder for the lease extension to be between £31,400 and £36,200 exclusive of professional charges.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Hadley Wood premises is Flat 2 2 Netherfield Road in April 2010. The Tribunale held that premium payable for a 90 year extension to the existing Lease should be £7,705. This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 76 years.