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Why you should commence your Upper Clapton lease extension


Why you should start your Upper Clapton lease extension today:

Increase your lease and increase your Upper Clapton property value

Upper Clapton residential property held on a long lease is a depreciating asset because a leaseholder merely owns the property for a period of years.

An extended lease has roughly the same value as a freehold

It is generally accepted that a residential leasehold with in excess of 100 years unexpired lease term is worth roughly the same as a freehold. Where an additional ninety years added to all but the shortest lease, the property will be worth the same as a freehold for decades to come.

Mortgage lenders may not loan monies on a short lease

Nearly all banks and building societies will be unwilling to grant a mortgage on a lease with under 70 years left to run - although this varies from lender to lender. A buyer will no doubt encounter difficulties in obtaining a mortgage and this could result in your Upper Clapton property becoming difficult to dispose of or refinance.

Lender Requirement
Barclays plc Leases with less than 70 years at the commencement of the mortgage should be declined (see exception below).

Leases with greater than 70 years but fewer than 85 years remaining must be referred to issuing office.

Leases with fewer than 70 years should only be referred to the issuing office where the following scenario applies, as discretion may be applied subject to bank approval:

• Property is located in any of the following prestigious developments: Cadogan, Crown, Grosvenor, Howard de Walden, Portman or Wellcome Trust Estates in Central London AND
• The value of the property subject to the short remaining term is £500,000 or more AND
• The loan to value does not exceed 90% for purchases, 90% like for like re-mortgages, 80% for re-mortgages with any element of capital raising and 80% for existing Barclays mortgage borrowers applying for additional borrowing;
Barnsley Building Society 60 years from the date of the mortgage application subject to 35 years remaining at the end of the mortgage term.
Chelsea 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.
Coventry Building Society 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.
Lloyds TSB Scotland Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage.

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Upper Clapton Lease Extension Case Summaries:

Freya, Upper Clapton, London,

In the wake of 9 months of lengthy negotiations with the landlord of her leasehold apartment in Upper Clapton, Freya commenced the lease extension process just as her lease was nearing the all-important 80-year threshold. The transaction completed in January 2013. The freeholder’s fees were negotiated to less than six hundred GBP.

Upper Clapton case:

Ms F Ramírez bought a ground floor flat in Upper Clapton in February 2002. The question was if we could estimate the price would likely be for a ninety year lease extension. Comparative premises in Upper Clapton with a long lease were in the region of £184,000. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £55 billed annually. The lease concluded in 2078. Taking into account 53 years as a residual term we estimated the premium to the landlord for the lease extension to be within £28,500 and £33,000 plus expenses.

Decision in Hackney

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Upper Clapton residence is Flat 25, Stamford Hill Mansions Stamford Hill in April 2010. The Tribunal therefore determined that the premium to be paid by the lessee to the freeholder for the extension of the lease should be £28,984.00 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 59 years.