Leasehold homes in Orpington
How many homes in Orpington are sold as leasehold, including leasehold houses. Free
All sales leasehold
15%
13,340 sales since 2016
Houses sold leasehold
1%
excluding flats
New-build houses leasehold
1%
149 new-build houses
No streets in Orpington have mostly leasehold houses.
What to check before buying a leasehold home
- Lease length. Under 80 years gets expensive to extend and harder to mortgage. Use the lease extension calculator.
- Ground rent and how it rises. Doubling ground rents can make a home unmortgageable.
- Service charges and the sinking fund, plus any planned major works.
- Buying the freehold. Leasehold reforms are making it cheaper for many house owners to buy their freehold.
A conveyancing solicitor will check all of this for you.