Is the cost of the application still too high? Delaying applying for or ignoring the need for a lease extension therefore becomes as false an economy as it is possible to make. In the extreme situation of you having allowed your lease to completely expire, you will find yourself with the status of assured tenant, with a greatly curtailed security of tenure and with no lease to extend or add value to your property with. In the property market today there exists proven linkage between the value of a property and how many years the existing lease has to run.
As for your time and effort in making an application for a leasehold extension, both would undoubtedly be best directed under the guidance of professionals; the services of an experienced, specialist solicitor and surveyor would ensure that the extremely time sensitive application procedure was correctly adhered to and that the outcome was as beneficial to you as possible.
When the lease slips under 80 years potential buyers will be less interested as the Marriage Value will then become operative increasing the cost of applying for a leasehold extension. If your lease is approaching or is under the 80 years remaining point you might now consider that you really can't afford not to apply for a lease extension If you are thinking of selling your property, when the length of the lease drops to around 70-75 years you will find it harder to attract buyers.


