Make changes to your lease

You can ask us to extend your lease at any time, but please note that houses and flats have slightly different terms.

Before you proceed, we would advise you to obtain the services of a solicitor for legal advice based on your lease terms.

Here are the typical costs required to extend a lease (these are all payable by the applicant and are subject to change):

• Admin Fee: £200 plus VAT
• Independent Valuation: £420 plus VAT (you can use your own RCIS valuer)
• Lease Extension Premium (flats only) — based on the valuation: £5,000 to £8,000
• Our Legal Fees: £575 to £750
• Building Works Permission Fee (retrospective): £450 plus VAT

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If you'd like further information about extending your lease, please contact us on 01204 328000 or email leasehold@boltonathome.org.uk.

If your house has previously been sold on a leasehold title, we will sell the freehold title to the current leaseholder.

Please note, we may not own the freehold title, but we will advise you of this. If you'd like further information on your title, you can tap here to visit the 'Search for land and property information' page on the gov.uk website.

Here are the typical costs required to purchase the freehold title (these are all payable by the applicant and are subject to change):

• Admin Fee: £200 plus VAT
• Independent Valuation: £420 plus VAT (you can use your own RCIS valuer)
• Premium (based on the valuation): £5,000 to £9,000
• Our Legal Fees: £575 to £750
• Building Works Permission Fee (retrospective): £450 plus VAT

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If you'd like further information, please contact us on 01204 328000 or email leasehold@boltonathome.org.uk.

As a leaseholder, it is important that you tell us if you plan to sublet your property.

As a responsible landlord, we need to know who is residing within our block. If you choose to sublet your leasehold property, you should:

• Provide the tenant's contact details and the contact details of any management company appointed to manage the letting of the leasehold property.
• Ensure that the tenant complies with all provisions contained within the lease. As the leaseholder, you are responsible for how the tenant conducts their tenancy.
• Ensure that all costs due to us under the terms of the lease continue to be paid.

As the leaseholder, you will still be required to maintain the property and pay the service charges.

As a landlord, you are responsible for your tenant's safety. This means that you are legally required to undertake a number of important safety checks and considerations if you plan to sublet your home.

It is a criminal offence for landlords to provide appliances or items of furniture that do not comply with respective safety regulations. You can tap here for more information on important gas safety implications if you plan to sublet your home.

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If you'd like further information, please contact us on 01204 328000 or email leasehold@boltonathome.org.uk.

You can sell your home at any time.

Leases are subject to a five-year discount repayment period. This means that if you sell your home within five years of buying it, you must pay back a percentage of the discount.

Who should I tell when I sell?

Your lease states that you must inform us when you sell the property within one calendar month. If we do not receive this information, we may charge a fee if we have to investigate who the new owners are.

Your solicitor must notify us when you have accepted an offer so that we can advise them on what you owe us for day-to-day service charges, major works, building insurance, and ground rent.

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For more information on the charges you will need to pay when you sell your home, please contact us on 01204 328000 or email leasehold@boltonathome.org.uk.

We would recommend you seek legal advice if you wish to buy the freehold for the block of flats of which you are a leaseholder.

There is a process to follow and criteria which needs to be met. This is a complex process and all costs associated would be the responsibility of the applicants.