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Need professional advice for your consent to let with The Royal Bank of Scotland plc First Active? There are various implications when it comes to letting out your property with an existing residential mortgage - you should seek professional assistance.

RBS- First Active consent to let: Q and A’s

  • The hope is to move home. My question is whether consent to let will be given on my house for me to subsequently obtain a loan offer for the new house so I can effectively bid without being part of a chain and subsequently let my property out when I move. Will RBS- First Active grant consent to let for 6 months? If so, and the letting goes well is it possible for the consent to let time limit be continued?
  • Last month I received consent to let on a homeowner loan with RBS- First Active with the intention of moving to a B2L rate when the fixed rate expires in a few months' time, so I'm uncertain if this complications to the issue! Any recommendations gratefully appreciated.
  • I found tenants for my house six months ago and didn't tell RBS- First Active. I have a three year domestic mortgage (significant equity in it, no arrears) and want to let RBS- First Active know and get consent to let for the remaining 24 months of my mortgage . Not sure how to go about this.
  • My mortgage with RBS- First Active has been in place for less than a year but I recently found out I will soon be made redundant. I would appreciate some tips on procuring consent to let from RBS- First Active
  • I’ve already let but only just dawned on us that RBS- First Active ought to have been advised and consent to let applied for - can this be obtained retrospectively?
  • My fiance and I have a mortgage with RBS- First Active and would be thinking about buying another main residence and then subsequently renting our current property out. Would I require consent to let from RBS- First Active?
  • I currently have a residential mortgage with RBS- First Active and plan on letting due to work being based in London. In seeking consent to let from RBS- First Active do I run the risk of them forcing me to change deal to B2L
  • I am looking at taking a job overseas and have been advised that I need to let RBS- First Active know so my mortgage is under consent to let? Please could you clarify the best way deal with this?