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One building / two properties - mortgage advice
crimsonjeanie
Posts: 4 Newbie
Hi,
The building I live in was at one time one big house but some time ago was split into two flats (ground floor and first floor), which have separate front doors and house numbers. I live in the first floor flat and another tenant rents the ground floor one. Both flats are owned by the same person.
The two flats are currently up for sale as one lot. My question is if I were to buy the building (I would be a first-time buyer), with the intention of continuing to live in the second-floor flat and renting out the ground floor flat to the existing tenant, would I be able to do this on a residential mortgage?
I know that it is possible to rent out a room in a house without a BTL mortgage but I'm unsure how this translates when buying one building which is split into two separate properties.
Thank you in advance for your help,
Ruth
The building I live in was at one time one big house but some time ago was split into two flats (ground floor and first floor), which have separate front doors and house numbers. I live in the first floor flat and another tenant rents the ground floor one. Both flats are owned by the same person.
The two flats are currently up for sale as one lot. My question is if I were to buy the building (I would be a first-time buyer), with the intention of continuing to live in the second-floor flat and renting out the ground floor flat to the existing tenant, would I be able to do this on a residential mortgage?
I know that it is possible to rent out a room in a house without a BTL mortgage but I'm unsure how this translates when buying one building which is split into two separate properties.
Thank you in advance for your help,
Ruth
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No, the properties would have to be on 2 separate deeds, you would then struggle as a FTB to get a BTL mortgage on the rented flat, needing a minimum of 20 % depositI am a mortgage adviser.You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0
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Thank you very much for your quick reply WH05apk - that's told me everything I needed to know.0
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