Extending the lease
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Most leaseholders have the right to extend their lease. You may want to do this if there are not many years left on the lease you originally bought. It may increase the value of your home and is usually easier than buying the freehold.
The rules on whether you can extend your lease and how this is done depend on whether your home is a house or a flat. If you need help, contact the Leasehold Advisory Service, a solicitor or use the Advice Services Directory to find a Shelter advice centre, Citizens Advice or other advice centre in your area.
Extending the lease on a flat
Explains the right most flat owners have to extend the lease on their homes by 90 years, and what's involved in the process.
Extending the lease on a house
Information on how leaseholders of houses can normally extend their lease for 50 years.
