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Buy To Let Mortgages

Hi All,

I hope to purchase a house for £68K and I am putting down a deposit of 30%, however most deals I am being offered by mortgage companies are rather poor seeking over £1000 for arrangement fees and penalising mortgage overpayments.

Are there any companies that offer buy to let mortgages without overpayment charges and with smaller arrangement fees?

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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    The rates and fees reflect the risk of commercial lending. What you need to focus on is finding a property that will provide a return even with incurring these costs. Not the other way round.
  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    Unfortunately that is the way of the BTL in terms of fees.

    You can get lower fees, but then the rates go a lot higher - and then would you fit the rental calculation?

    As for penalising overpayments - most lenders will allow overpayments within certain limits.
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