As the phrase goes, familiarity breeds contempt. Well, not in the property world. In our industry, familiarity breeds a stronger working practice, efficiency and a better client experience. That’s why we are proud to work alongside and recommend a number of different property professionals. Similarly we are privileged to be the Chartered Surveyors of choice for many solicitors, mortgage brokers and other professionals. 

We often worth with other professionals, aiming to provide technical and strategic advice on an array of valuations, surveys and negotiations for services like lease extensions and collective enfranchisement or Compulsory Purchase. 

If you’d like a recommendation on another property professional to use, let us know and we’re happy to help if we can. 

If you are a property professional and would like to have a chat about working with us, we like to talk and we like to drink coffee. 

Whether you are looking to extend your lease or buy your freehold, Websters Surveyors can help. With a team of Chartered Surveyors and RICS Registered Valuers that have over 75 years of combined experience, we can guide and advise you throughout the entire process.

Extending your lease can be very important, especially if it is nearing the 80-year mark, as once it falls below 80 years, there is an extra element of calculation that makes it more expensive to extend. This is called marriage value.  Another problem with having a short lease, is that it becomes increasingly difficult to sell in the future. 

There is an alternative to extending your lease, called collective enfranchisement, which involves a group of leaseholders buying their freehold. This process is slightly more complex than extending your lease and requires at least 50% of leaseholder to participate, but the benefits are greater.

If you would like to find out more, speak to one of our lease extension specialists.