{"id":137354,"date":"2023-06-13T13:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-parents-want-to-split-their-home-into-two-houses-selling-one-to-me-is-it-feasible\/"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T06:24:24","slug":"my-parents-want-to-split-their-home-into-two-houses-selling-one-to-me-is-it-feasible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-parents-want-to-split-their-home-into-two-houses-selling-one-to-me-is-it-feasible\/","title":{"rendered":"My parents want to split their home into two houses, selling one to me. Is it feasible?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI live with my parents while saving for my first property but wonder whether their mortgage lender would not like the planQ I\u2019m in my early 30s and live with my parents while saving for my first house, which I will be looking to buy in the next year or two.My parents live in a large semi-detached house that they extended to twice the size of the original three-bed in the early 90s. They are both in their 60s now and thinking about retiring but are held back as they still have a mortgage to pay and aren\u2019t keen to move out of the area they\u2019ve lived in for more than 30 years. They\u2019ve recently proposed the idea of splitting the house into two separate addresses, keeping the extended part of the house for themselves and selling me the original part of the house. Both parts of the house would be a good size and have parking and garden access, so I think we meet all the criteria for size and space that the local council would have. The sale would provide enough to pay off their remaining mortgage, making it possible for them to retire. It would also make it easier for me to get on the property ladder as they would give me a small discount on the price (property prices are high in this area). Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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