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Need professional advice for your consent to let with Marsden Building Society? There are various implications when it comes to letting out your property with an existing residential mortgage - you should seek professional assistance.
Need professional advice for your consent to let with Marsden Building Society? There are various implications when it comes to letting out your property with an existing residential mortgage - you should seek professional assistance.
Within the next few days I intend to apply to Marsden Building Society to obtain consent to let out my home in Marsden Building Society. However I have put the house on the market but there are no takers and paying a full mortgage, council tax and insurance on unoccupied house is a financial drain. How are Marsden Building Society going to react if I have the house on the market?
Exciting times as my husband and I plan to return to Tokyoin Month, possibly short-term but conceivably longer term. I have contacted Marsden Building Society for consent to let out the property (we have already found tenants). The mortgage has been in place with Marsden Building Society for three years and I am up to date with payments. Marsden Building Society advise, that even if they give permission, that this will be a temporary arrangement for a single year. After the year is up what happens next?
There are numerous potential tax and legal (from restrictions on title, lease prohibitions to planning issues) implications when letting out your property. You should always seek the advice of a solicitor and accountant before letting out your property.
One thing to remember when arranging a consent to let mortgage with Marsden Building Society is to switch your existing residential buildings insurance policy to a landlords buildings insurance policy. The insurance premium is marginally more expensive but if you don’t switch your insurance and you need to make a claim then you won’t be covered on your regular residential buildings insurance. As a minimum you should ensure that you are covered for any third party liability in respect of injuries to your tenant whilst at your property
Should the tenure of your property be leasehold, the lease may prohibit you from letting or require that you to have a license to do so from the freeholder. If such restrictions are not strictly observed you may be in violation of your covenants under the lease. This could trigger the freeholder commencing forfeiture proceedings.
Omitting to advise your co-owner of your intention to let could result in them commencing legal proceedings against you. Be sure to record their consent in writing.