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Are banks still lending for buy to let mortgages?

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  • 27-02-2013 1:55pm
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    golfdiva
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    Hi All

    I am looking at buying an apartment in Cork to rent out. I have half the purchase price in cash (€50K) and will need a mortgage to fund the rest.

    My plan is to live there eventually myself in years to come.

    Does anyone have recent experience in getting a buy to let mortgage?

    I’M just looking for advice which banks to approach or the best way to secure such a mortgage.

    Thanks


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    killers1
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    golfdiva wrote: »
    Hi All

    I am looking at buying an apartment in Cork to rent out. I have half the purchase price in cash (€50K) and will need a mortgage to fund the rest.

    My plan is to live there eventually myself in years to come.

    Does anyone have recent experience in getting a buy to let mortgage?

    I’M just looking for advice which banks to approach or the best way to secure such a mortgage.

    Thanks

    The banks generally won't entertain a buy to let mortgage application unless the applicant owns their own home.


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    golfdiva
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    Luckily I have my own house as well. Although there is still about 20 years mortgage left on it.


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    killers1
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    golfdiva wrote: »
    Luckily I have my own house as well. Although there is still about 20 years mortgage left on it.

    In that case they'd consider it. They won't factor any rental income into the equation and you'll need to show a proven ability to repay the stressed mortgage repayments on both your home loan and the new mortgage. If your income is sufficient to allow you to borrow the combined loan amount and you can show both facilities are affordable there's no reason why they wouldn't lend it to you.


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    jimmydkid
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    I asked about a buy to let mortgage and they told me unless I had the payment capacity for the full amount I was wasting my time!


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    AfterHrsProp
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    jimmydkid wrote: »
    I asked about a buy to let mortgage and they told me unless I had the payment capacity for the full amount I was wasting my time!

    Just as a matter of interest, which bank/mortgage provider informed you of this? It sounds very strict


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    D3PO
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    AfterHrsProp wrote: »
    Just as a matter of interest, which bank/mortgage provider informed you of this? It sounds very strict

    Sounds reasonable to me to be honest.


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    StillWaters
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    AfterHrsProp wrote: »

    Just as a matter of interest, which bank/mortgage provider informed you of this? It sounds very strict
    Standard now. Rental income is not factored in at all.


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    jimmydkid
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    AfterHrsProp wrote: »
    Just as a matter of interest, which bank/mortgage provider informed you of this? It sounds very strict

    It was aib , I even offered to put up half of the money myself. A guy from ebs rang me last week and said they where back in the mortgage business but not for buy to let, he said there loan book is full of buy to let's that are in arrears so I suppose it's hard to expect them to take on more buy to let business.


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    smirker
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    jimmydkid wrote: »
    It was aib , I even offered to put up half of the money myself. A guy from ebs rang me last week and said they where back in the mortgage business but not for buy to let, he said there loan book is full of buy to let's that are in arrears so I suppose it's hard to expect them to take on more buy to let business.
    I think the banks are trying to make rents go up so as to get the people in arrears with buy to lets out of trouble. That is what my bank manager told me when i went in for a financial review.


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