Stop! Your Lease Extension in Porthleven Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Porthleven 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 Porthleven 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 Porthleven lease extension


Why you should start your Porthleven lease extension today:

A Porthleven lease depreciates with the years remaining on the lease.

As the length of the unexpired term of a Porthleven domestic lease lessens so does its value and therefore the value of your property. Where the residual term has, more than one hundred years remaining then this decrease may be of little impact that being said there will become a stage when a lease has fewer than eighty years remaining as part of the premium you will incur is what is termed as a marriage value. This could be significant. It is the main rational as to why you should extend the lease sooner than later. Most flat owners in Porthleven will qualify for this right; however a conveyancing solicitor should be able to advise if you qualify to extend your lease. In certain situations you may not qualify, the most frequent reason being that you have not been the owner of the property for two years.

Porthleven property with a lease extension is almost the same value as a freehold

Leasehold premises in Porthleven with over one hundred years remaining on the lease are often regarded as a ‘virtual freehold’. This is where the lease is worth the same as a freehold interest in your property. In such situations there is often little to be gained by purchasing the freehold unless savings on ground rent and maintenance charges warrant it.

Lending institutions may not issue a mortgage on a short lease

Most mortgage lenders have narrowed their lending criteria in the last ten years and borrowers are encountering difficulties in arranging finance or re-mortgage against flats with shorter lease terms, particularly below seventy years as they are considered to be deficient for lending purposes.

Lender Requirement
Barnsley Building Society
Birmingham Midshires
Leeds Building Society
Nationwide Building Society
The Mortgage Works

What makes us experts in Porthleven lease extensions?

The conveyancing solicitors that we work with handle Porthleven 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 lawyer we work with provide it.

Porthleven Lease Extension Case Studies:

Nathaniel, Porthleven, Cornwall,

Nathaniel was the the leasehold proprietor of a conversion apartment in Porthleven being marketed with a lease of just over sixty years left. Nathaniel informally contacted his landlord being a well known local-based freehold company and enquired on a premium to extend the lease. The freeholder indicated a willingness to extend the lease to 125 years subject to a rise in the rent to £100 yearly. Ordinarily, ground rent would not be payable on a lease extension were Nathaniel to exercise his statutory right. Nathaniel procured expert advice and was able to make a more informed decision and handle with the matter and sell the property.

Porthleven case:

Mr and Mrs. K Martínez was assigned a lease of a purpose-built flat in Porthleven in July 1998. We are asked if we could approximate the price could be for a 90 year lease extension. Comparative residencies in Porthleven with a long lease were worth £168,800. The average ground rent payable was £60 invoiced quarterly. The lease finished in 2081. Given that there were 55 years as a residual term we approximated the premium to the freeholder to extend the lease to be between £31,400 and £36,200 not including expenses.

Porthleven case:

Last Christmas we were phoned by Dr Mason Alexander , who took over the lease of a basement flat in Porthleven in June 2011. The question was if we could approximate the premium could be to prolong the lease by 90 years. Comparable premises in Porthleven with an extended lease were valued around £235,200. The average amount of ground rent was £45 collected per annum. The lease elapsed in 2092. Having 66 years remaining we calculated the compensation to the landlord for the lease extension to be within £12,400 and £14,200 not including fees.