Residential Lease Extensions Service
If your lease is getting short, extending it protects the value of the flat and removes the ground rent. Below is how the process works, what it costs, and where we fit in.
Why lease length matters
Below roughly 80 years the extension becomes more expensive, because marriage value enters the premium calculation. Below roughly 70 years most lenders will not offer a mortgage, which affects both what the flat is worth and how easily it sells. Extending is cheaper the earlier you do it.
What the statutory route gives you
Under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, a qualifying leaseholder can require the freeholder to grant a new lease of 90 years on top of the remaining term, at a peppercorn ground rent — meaning no ground rent at all. That is where the name LeasePlus90 comes from.
Where the 2024 Act has and has not changed things
This is worth being precise about, because a good deal of what is written online is ahead of the law. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 removed the two-year ownership requirement from 31 January 2025, so you can claim as soon as you complete on the purchase rather than waiting.
The provisions that would abolish marriage value and extend the statutory term to 990 years are in the Act but are not yet in force, and no commencement date has been set. Until they are, the statutory extension remains 90 years and marriage value still applies to leases under 80 years. Anyone telling you otherwise is describing a law that has not started. The position should be checked at the date of the claim.
The informal route
You can also negotiate directly with the freeholder. It can be quicker and cheaper, but you get whatever terms are agreed rather than the statutory package, and the ground rent may not be extinguished. Compare both before choosing.
What it costs
Three things, and any quote that mentions fewer is incomplete: the premium payable to the freeholder; your own legal and valuation fees; and the freeholder’s reasonable legal and valuation costs, which on the statutory route you are liable for under the 1993 Act.
What we do, and what we do not
We provide free initial guidance and fixed-cost practical help preparing and tracking the claim.
We are not solicitors, and we do not act as registered valuers on lease extensions. A statutory claim needs both: a valuer to advise on the premium, and a solicitor to serve the notice and handle the conveyancing. We help you get to the right people and keep the process moving, rather than replacing them.