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Need professional advice for your consent to let with Nottingham 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 Nottingham Building Society? There are various implications when it comes to letting out your property with an existing residential mortgage - you should seek professional assistance.
Me and my husband have a Nottingham Building Society mortgage and are have made overpayments to bring the loan amount down, both employed etc. Do you know how much it will cost and if Nottingham Building Society are likely to give us consent to let without changing to a different deal?
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.
If you hold buildings and contents insurance on your property you should review it to make sure it continues to provide the cover you need. It is also important that you update your insurance provider of your change in circumstance, as failure to notify them could trigger your insurance becoming null and void. 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 provisions in the lease may prevent you from letting or require that you obtain the consent of the freeholder. If such conditions are not complied with you may be in violation of 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 obtain their consent in writing.