Every year your lease shortens, the cost to extend rises and your property becomes harder to sell. We act for leaseholders before it becomes a crisis.
Illustrative figures for a £400,000 London flat. The sharp increase below 80 years is caused by marriage value: an additional sum equal to 50% of the uplift in your property's value, which becomes payable to the freeholder the moment your lease crosses this threshold.
Every single year your lease shortens, the premium to extend increases. This is not a gradual drift. It accelerates. A lease that costs £18,000 to extend today could cost £35,000 in three years. That money does not come back.
Beyond the cost, a short lease directly erodes the value of your property. Buyers discount heavily for short leases. Mortgage lenders impose restrictions, and below certain thresholds, refuse to lend altogether. The moment your lease becomes a problem for a buyer, it becomes a problem for your sale.
When a lease drops below 80 years, marriage value is triggered: an additional sum equal to 50% of the uplift in your property's value, paid to the freeholder. On a London flat worth £400,000, this can add £20,000–£50,000 or more to the cost of extending.
The single best thing you can do to protect your property's value is act before it becomes urgent. We will tell you exactly where you stand.
From initial assessment through to agreed premium: a straightforward process with no surprises. You deal with one person throughout.
What sets us apart is where we come from. We have worked on both sides of lease extension negotiations, which means we understand exactly how freeholders value these claims and where they will move.
Our fees are structured to keep things straightforward. A fixed fee covers the full service from instruction through to settlement. A performance element on top means our interests are fully aligned with yours. Call us to discuss.
Two surveyors. Decades of combined experience. One on each side of the negotiating table, now working together for you.
Robert is a Chartered Surveyor with over three decades of experience in property valuation. His MRICS qualification and breadth of experience across residential, commercial and specialist sectors underpins every formal valuation TRB Partners produces.
Robert reviews and signs every formal valuation report, giving clients the assurance that their case rests on independent, RICS-compliant advice.
Thomas worked for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, managing leasehold negotiations on behalf of the council, one of London's most active freeholders. He dealt with every tactic a landlord uses, understood how they assess claims, and learned exactly where they will and won't move.
He now brings that knowledge to the other side of the table. Every leaseholder client gets the benefit of knowing how the freeholder thinks, and how to negotiate against them effectively.
Thomas handles all client relationships personally. You will not be passed around.
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