Stop! Your Lease Extension in Ripley Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Ripley 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 Ripley 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 Ripley lease extension


Main reasons to start your Ripley lease extension today:

Increase your lease and increase your Ripley property value

The only way is down when it comes to Ripley lease terms. Ripley leaseholds that have a remaining term fewer than eighty years will de-escalate in value at a rapid rate, and the cost to extend your lease will rise.

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

Leasehold residencies in Ripley with over 100 years unexpired on the lease are sometimes regarded as a ‘virtual freehold’. This is where the lease value the same as a freehold interest in your property. In such situations there is often little to be gained by buying the reversionary interest unless savings on ground rent and service charges merit it.

Lenders will not finance a property on a short lease

Mortgage Lenders vary in their lending criteria. Some draw the line at seventy five years outstanding on the lease; others may be willing to lend with anything over 70 years. Below sixty years, it may be difficult to get a mortgage in the first place.

Lender Requirement
Barclays plc
Birmingham Midshires
Coventry Building Society
TSB
Virgin

What makes us experts in Ripley lease extensions?

Lease extensions in Ripley can be a difficult process. We recommend you get professional help from a conveyancing solicitor and surveyor 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 a wealth of experience procuring Ripley lease extensions and further afield, as well as any potential issues which may arise as well as problems with the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.

Ripley Lease Extension Case Studies:

Andrew, Ripley, Derbyshire,

Andrew was the the leasehold proprietor of a studio apartment in Ripley being marketed with a lease of just over 59 years unexpired. Andrew informally contacted his landlord a well known Manchester-based freehold company for a lease extension. The landlord indicated a willingness to grant an extension taking the lease to 125 years on the basis of a rise in the rent to £50 yearly. Ordinarily, ground rent would not be due on a lease extension were Andrew to invoke his statutory right. Andrew procured expert advice and secured satisfactory resolution without going to tribunal and readily saleable.

Ripley case:

Mrs Katie Campbell purchased a ground floor flat in Ripley in January 2008. We are asked if we could approximate the compensation to the landlord would be for a ninety year extension to my lease. Comparative residencies in Ripley with a long lease were in the region of £218,000. The average ground rent payable was £45 collected quarterly. The lease terminated in 2089. Considering the 63 years outstanding we calculated the compensation to the freeholder to extend the lease to be between £17,100 and £19,800 plus expenses.

Ripley case:

In 2013 we were contacted by Mrs N Bertrand who, having moved into a ground floor flat in Ripley in November 2001. We are asked if we could shed any light on how much (roughly) compensation to the landlord would be for a ninety year extension to my lease. Similar homes in Ripley with an extended lease were in the region of £265,000. The average ground rent payable was £55 collected yearly. The lease finished on 7 April 2100. Given that there were 74 years outstanding we approximated the premium to the freeholder for the lease extension to be within £9,500 and £11,000 exclusive of fees.