The lease on my flat has some 69 years of a 99-year lease to run. Since I am 72 the length of the lease doesn’t concern me unduly, but I have left the property to my daughter and wonder whether she will be able to extend the lease or buy the freehold.
If you are a qualifying tenant your lease was originally for more than 21 years and you have been the registered owner for more than two years your daughter will have the right to extend the lease within two years of the grant of probate or letters of administration following your death. It may be possible to extend the lease through informal negotiation with the landlord but it can be a difficult process and you or she should get professional help from a solicitor or surveyor with experience in this area.