Property News · April 13, 2016

If I go travelling, does my bank need to know I have a lodger?


I don’t know whether being away for six months will mean I’m classified as a proper landlord, which requires me having a buy-to-let mortgageQ: I have a two-bed house, which is solely owned by me. I live with a lodger who is one of my closest friends. My mortgage still has another eight years to run. However, with the savings I’ve got I could probably clear it in two years. I had intended to do this and then go travelling. However, I’m utterly sick of my job and want to go travelling now. I think I could probably afford this by living off my savings, with the money I’m receiving in rent paying for the mortgage while I’m gone. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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