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Buy To Let
Brostie
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I'm selling my house in order to buy a slightly larger one. I own this house outright and the new house is just 10k more which I have in cash. However woudl it be possible to apply for a buy to let mortgage on this house so effectively buy it from myself. then rent it out and use the rent to pay the mortgage?
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Yes. You won’t be buying it for yourself though. Getting a mortgage is just a loan secured on a property.0
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Yes.
That's the short answer.
Longer answer is BTL (or LTB in your case, but the same thing really) mortgages generally lend upto around 75% of the property value and also restricted by the rental income. So you may find you need to take one mortgage on the property you are leaving and a residential mortgage on the property you are buying. You could well find that the better mortgage deals are available on residential mortgages, so consider borrowing more on that one. The interest on the mortgage is an allowable expense wherever it is secured, so don't worry about that. Be aware that restrictions on the interest to be treated as an expense mean that having high mortgage payments may mean you make a loss.
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You'll also need to pay the extra 3% SDLT.0
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