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Buying a second home and reting out current home

I currently live in a flat joint owned with my partner.

What Id like to do is rent this one out and buy another too live in?

What would be the best way to do it?

What issues are there? Capital Gains? How much will a lender give us if are letting out another property?

Cheers

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  • regularsaver1
    regularsaver1 Posts: 4,930 Forumite
    change mortgage to buy to let
  • AndrewSmith
    AndrewSmith Posts: 2,871 Forumite
    It's called let-to-buy.

    These mortgages are specifically designed to allow you to purchase another main residence without selling your current home, on the understanding that you will let the existing property. You may also (subject to lenders criteria) use the let to buy mortgage to raise a deposit for your new purchase using the equity in your current home.

    There are plenty of lenders out there offering this, which one is suitable depends on your situation and the figures involved.

    Hope this helps

    Andy
  • regularsaver1
    regularsaver1 Posts: 4,930 Forumite
    Hi Andrew

    can you name a few lenders that do this, as there are so many people coming to me to try and get consent to lease - mi'd thing this would be better for them
  • AndrewSmith
    AndrewSmith Posts: 2,871 Forumite
    Of course :)

    Just a quick list of resulting lenders from a hypothetical source I did just now. This is not an exhaustive list and I am sure that others will add to it.

    Accord Mortgages
    Amber Homeloans
    Bank of Scotland
    BM Solutions (Birmingham Midshires)
    Bristol & West
    Chelsea Building Society
    Freedom Lending
    Future Mortgages
    GMAC-RFC
    Kensington
    Leeds Building Society
    Norwich & Peterborough
    Platform Homeloans
    Skipton Building Society
    The Mortgage Business
    UCB Homeloans

    As I said, this will not be an exhaustive list but is the resulting lenders of a search I did using random figures.

    Hope this helps

    Andy

    P.S. What is it you do?

    :)
  • regularsaver1
    regularsaver1 Posts: 4,930 Forumite
    Thanks

    the lender I work for does not do it see, but we do consent to lease
    but i think this is better for them

    thanks
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