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Renting out a property without a buy to let mortgage

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Amanda1 · 01/09/2006 11:09

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Medulla · 01/09/2006 11:12

I think are required to let your mortagage company know but there is a certain amount of time they will let you let without a buy to let mortgage. I think this varies from company to company and circumstance can also play a part. I was given 5 years until I had to change because I was in the military.

TheBlonde · 01/09/2006 11:32

They usually charge you a higher interest rate on a b-t-l
Basically they are breaching the terms of their mortgage by letting - no idea of the penalties sorry

Lots of people do it though

yoyo · 01/09/2006 11:35

Friends let out their property for 4 years without a buy-to-let and their mortgage company were informed from the start.

AngelaChill · 01/09/2006 19:20

Basically if you have any problems ie the house burns down, your normal buildings insurance won't cover it and when you change the buildings insurance to buy to let they will want to see proof that you have informed the mortgage company that it is buy to let.

If she's just letting out her house she would be fine, not even charged more for a certain amount of time, a couple of years i think, if she's bought a house with the sole intention of letting it then she's taking a big risk.

saltire · 01/09/2006 19:23

Well we have let ours out for 10 years now, (DH is also in the military). We are with lloyds TSB, they have known from the start about the renting out and we have never been told to change to a buy to let mortgage!

saltire · 01/09/2006 19:23

Mind you we lived in ours for 4 years before we got posted!

lemonysnickett · 01/09/2006 19:51

Let our house out for 3 years..told them from the start

WideWebWitch · 01/09/2006 19:56

None of your business if it's a friend imo. What's it to you?

LIZS · 01/09/2006 20:13

We let ours out for 4 years but it was our only mortgage and had previously been our principal residence. Did tell lender but they didn't change anything. Think in theory you can have more than one mortgage (think of 2nd homes) so this not necessarily an issue but some lenders will insist it is changed to a buy-to-let one, with a higher rent of interest, if the property is being rented out. More of potential problem insurance and tax wise if she isn't declaring it as a let I'd have thought.

Why are you worried though ?

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Amanda1 · 01/09/2006 22:31

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Amanda1 · 01/09/2006 22:32

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Orinoco · 01/09/2006 22:53

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fistfullofnappies · 01/09/2006 22:53

The insurance thing is the big issue really - you dont want not to be covered if something happens. You need special landlords insurance. I once looked into it, and they didnt say anything about needing proof that the mortgage co knew about it - but then I never bought the insurance in the end.

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Amanda1 · 02/09/2006 08:32

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AngelaChill · 02/09/2006 22:24

You have to send a letter from your mortgage company to show they are aware of the letting when you claim, it's in the small print of the insurance.
Our tenannts trashed the house, burn the carpets, damaged the cellar. Could have been worse.

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Amanda1 · 02/09/2006 22:49

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megous · 05/12/2010 14:29

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theyoungvisiter · 05/12/2010 14:42

megous are you aware this is a 2006 thread?!

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