Fixed fee lease Extension service - Southwark Council
If you’re a leaseholder with Southwark Council as your freeholder, we offer a specialist lease extension service designed just for you.
Our experienced solicitor handles the entire process for a fixed fee of £1,495 plus VAT, hourly rates or unwelcome surprises
Why Leaseholders in Southwark Trust Us
✅ Fixed Legal Fee – £1,495 plus VAT, and expenses of £113 in Land Registry and related costs ,helping you to budget for the process
✅ Specialist Leasehold Solicitors – expertise in lease extensions and enfranchisement and all matters involving landlord and tenant law
✅ Remote & Efficient – No need for in-person meetings or travel to our office. We act quickly and keep you informed throughout
What's Included in the Fixed Fee?
For £1,495 plus VAT, we provide:
Reviewing your lease and property title
Serving the Section 42 Notice to your freeholder
Reviewing the landlord’s counter notice
Negotiating legal terms of the new lease
Drafting and registering the lease extension with the Land Registry
Advising you on the best tactical approach as things progress with the freeholders solicitor
Why Extend Your Lease Now?
If your lease has fewer than 90 years remaining, it’s already losing value. Once it drops below 80 years, you’ll be liable for marriage value, significantly increasing the cost of extending.
Whether you own a period conversion in Camberwell, a flat in a Southwark council estate, or a riverside apartment near London Bridge, we can help you protect your property’s value and future saleability.
Informal lease extension
Southwark Council are unusual in that although it is a local authority, it will agree a lease extension on an informal basis. We tend to suggest that the statutory route is safer, to ensure matters do not drag on or that the Council becomes unresponsive. There is also a risk of paying costs upfront and receiving an offer that is not acceptable.
If however a voluntary route is preferred and the risks are accepted, we can handle an agreed or informal lease extension on your behalf for a fixed fee of £995 plus VAT and likely expenses of £100.
Local Knowledge, Specialist Service
For a real life example of a successful outcome we have reached for our clients with a lease with 86 years remaining on a flat worth £375,000 in Wandsworth, we agreed a premium of £5,871 without the need for our client to pay expensive valuation or negotiation fees (by using a well tested online calculator) our clients only costs were our fixed legal fee plus the premium and freeholders costs.
We regularly act for leaseholders across:
Borough
Bermondsey
Camberwell
Elephant and Castle
Peckham
Dulwich
Canada Water
We’re familiar with the challenges leaseholders face in Southwark, from dealing with housing associations to private landlords and local authority freeholders.
Start Your Lease Extension Today
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What our clients say
"We live in Australia and worked with Ricky Coleman to update a lease, and I would highly recommend his services whether your an ex-pat or local. I found Ricky super helpful, efficient, knows his stuff and kept us informed throughout the process. Thank you."
"We had a great experience with this firm. Ricky Coleman helped us with the lease extension. He was very good with explaining and keeping us updated throughout the whole process."