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Mortgage for deposit?

I have a rental property that I own outright that is valued at around £190k with a rental income of £950 p/m. The property that I live in has a mortgage of around £70k and is valued at about £390k

I want to buy another BTL property for investment and its my intention to buy another 2 investment properties later this year.
It's my understanding that BTL mortgages require around 25% deposits but all my cash is tied up in the existing rental property... Can I borrow against the existing property (with £190k equity) to raise each of the 25% deposits required to buy more BTL properties? or will I have to sell the existing property and take the £190 cash and use that as the deposits?

If I can borrow against the existing property how would I go about this, mortgage broker? Do I tell the broker that its for the deposit the buy another property?

Thank you

Comments

  • Foxy-Stoat_3
    Foxy-Stoat_3 Posts: 2,980 Forumite
    Yes, seek out a broker. They will be able to advise you accordingly.

    Do you pay tax on the current rental income?
    "Dream World" by The B Sharps....describes a lot of the posts in the Loans and Mortgage sections !!!
  • GMS
    GMS Posts: 5,388 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    You can potentially raise the deposit by refinancing the current BTL.

    Best to speak to a broker as many BTL mortgages are broker only.

    Raising for the purpose of funding further investment properties is fine.
    I 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.
  • kevin38
    kevin38 Posts: 6 Forumite
    Yes I do pay tax on the current rental income minus any deductions of course...

    "You can potentially raise the deposit by refinancing the current BTL"
    Bear in mind that I do not have any mortgage on the current property so it would have to be a new mortgage I wouldn't be refinancing an existing mortgage, in fact 2 new mortgages..1 for the deposit and another for the property i.e.
    £200k property 25% deposit @ £50k and £150k BTL mortgage to buy it.
  • Foxy-Stoat_3
    Foxy-Stoat_3 Posts: 2,980 Forumite
    kevin38 wrote: »
    Yes I do pay tax on the current rental income minus any deductions of course...

    "You can potentially raise the deposit by refinancing the current BTL"
    Bear in mind that I do not have any mortgage on the current property so it would have to be a new mortgage I wouldn't be refinancing an existing mortgage, in fact 2 new mortgages..1 for the deposit and another for the property i.e.
    £200k property 25% deposit @ £50k and £150k BTL mortgage to buy it.

    Then you can offset a 75% BTL mortgage on your annual income tax bill as well !!!
    "Dream World" by The B Sharps....describes a lot of the posts in the Loans and Mortgage sections !!!
  • kevin38
    kevin38 Posts: 6 Forumite
    "Then you can offset a 75% BTL mortgage on your annual income tax bill as well !!!"
    YEP... Woohoo!! just need a mortgage broker now..
  • GMS
    GMS Posts: 5,388 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Broker definitely the way forward for this one.

    Good luck
    I 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.
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