If seller plan to sell after 29 years(lease period left = 70 years), what the sellers can do in order to help the buyers to secure higher financing eg 90% loan is to top up the lease back 99 years prior to putting the house on the market.
The current premium rate of leasehold renewal in Selangor is based on the following formula:
0.25 x 0.01 x value of the land (in square feet) x
(lease period – years remaining on the lease) x land area (in square feet)
In this case, the premium for renewal is 99 years -70 years left = 29 years ( seller dont have to pay the full 99 years premium; seller only need to pay 29 years premium only to top it up back to 99 years)
Example for a double storey terrace house:
If land area = 22ft X 75ft = 1650sqft,
If value of land = $100psf
Premium for lease renewal for 29 years = .25 X 0.01 X $100psf X 29 years X 1650sqft = $11,962
If value of land = $150psf, premium = $17,944
If value of land = $200psf, premium = $23,925
If sellers buy the house at today price of $750k , after 29 years, the conservatively assumed market value is $1.2 million. Capital appreciation is approx $450k
The premium for lease renewal can be small if we compared to the overall capital appreciation.
Another example, DSL leasehold house at Kota Damansara 15 years ago purchase price $250k ; Today average value $700k - $800k ; Average capital appreciation $500k - $600k . With these type of capital appreciation, I am sure most owners can afford to top up the lease back to 99 years by paying the 15 years premium if they really want to sell their home with a topped up 99 years lease period.
Sometimes, and most of the time, the seller can decide not to renew the lease before he sells.
This can be advantageous for the new buyer since the new buyer can take advantage of the $1k lease renewal premium if the new buyer plan to stay in the house for long term.
Wow, the lease renewal seems not cheap... But that's the price to pay for I guess... Wallet got holes...