What Is a Lease Option Agreement Contract?

In this Property Education video, Simon Zutshi, author of Property Magic, founder of the property investors network (pin), a successful property investor since 1995, talks in detail about Lease Option Contracts and Lease Option Agreements in the UK.

If you want to know How to Be a Successful Property Investor in 2023, Simon highlights how powerful Lease Options can be as a key Property Investing tool. Whilst many property investors have heard of Lease Option Deals, they don’t really understand how they can use Lease Options to expand their Property Portfolio. If you’d like to learn more about How You Can Do Lease Options in the UK Right, register your place on Simon’s free Options Training session by clicking on the link at the top of this page.

Simon strongly recommends to never to use a ‘Copy and Paste Style Agreement’ for your Lease Option Contracts. It is important to have Specialist Solicitors in place who know how Lease Option Property works so that they can also assist you with your Heads of Terms.

He also stresses the importance of both you and the seller having Independent Legal Advice in place before you begin Structuring Your Lease Option Deal. With the right Lease Option Legal Advice, you are able to protect yourself alongside everyone else involved in the transaction.

Your Lease Option Solicitor should be able to put together 3 essential documentations to successfully carry out your Lease Option Agreement in the UK, this includes a Management Agreement alongside a Power of Attorney for Property, and the Purchase Option.

Simon summarizes how 2023 will become an incredible time to consider a Lease Option as one of your main Property Investing Strategies. With more sellers now needing solutions, Lease Options could be the perfect creative solution for them.

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