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Question: 6.6.4. Does the lender lend where the property comes within the definition of a house in multiple occupation? If yes, what are your requirements?
| Lender | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accord Buy to Let | We do not lend where a mandatory licence for the property must be obtained from the Local Authority. We do lend where the property is or will be an unlicensed house in multiple occupation or a house, whether or not a house in multiple occupation, which is subject to additional licensing, selective licensing or any other form of discretionary licensing which is not mandatory licensing. In all cases where a licence for the property is required, you must ensure that the licence is in place on or before completion of the loan. |
| Accord Mortgages Ltd | If we do lend in these circumstances, the mortgage offer will specify our requirements. |
| Adam & Company |
No |
| Adam & Company International |
No |
| Ahli United Bank (UK) plc | No |
| Aldermore Bank PLC | Yes, subject to the requirements specified in the mortgage offer being satisfied prior to the submission of your COT. |
| Allied Irish Bank (GB), a trading name of AIB Group (UK) | Refer to AIB Group (UK) plc, Central Securities (GB) |
| Atom Bank plc | No. We do not lend on properties that are subject to multiple occupancy. |
| Aviva Equity Release UK Ltd | No. |
| Bank of China | No. |
| Bank of Ireland (UK) plc |
You must report this matter and not proceed without our written consent. We will not lend if the property is a HMO and one or more of the following apply: 1. The property is occupied by five or more adult persons. 2. There is more than one tenancy agreement in place. 3. The property is subject to mandatory or additional licensing by the local authority. We may accept properties that are subject to selective licensing by the local authority but not if any of points 1 to 3 also apply. |
| Bank of Ireland as Bank of Ireland Mortgages |
You must report this matter and not proceed without our written consent. We will not lend if the property is a HMO and one or more of the following apply: 1. The property is occupied by five or more adult persons. 2. There is more than one tenancy agreement in place. 3. The property is subject to mandatory or additional licensing by the local authority. We may accept properties that are subject to selective licensing by the local authority but not if any of points 1 to 3 also apply. |
| Bank of Scotland Beginning A |
Yes. A maximum of 5 unrelated occupiers to sign a single Assured Shorthold Tenancy and any mandatory HMO licence to be in place. |
| Bank of Scotland Beginning O |
Yes. A maximum of 5 unrelated occupiers to sign a single Assured Shorthold Tenancy and any mandatory HMO licence to be in place. |
| Barclays Bank UK PLC | No |
| Barnsley Building Soc, a trading name Yorkshire Building Soc | No. If we do lend in these circumstances, the mortgage offer will specify our requirements. |
| Birmingham Midshires | Yes. A maximum of 5 unrelated occupiers to sign a Single Assured Shorthold Tenancy and any mandatory HMO licence to be in place. |
| Bluestone Mortgages | No. |
| Bradford & Bingley Plc |
Yes, for Further Advances - there must be a licence in place. |
| Britannia, a trading name of The Co-operative Bank plc | No |
| Buckinghamshire Building Society | No |
| Capital Home Loans | Refer to special conditions in the mortgage offer. |
| Chelsea Building Society (a trading name of Yorkshire BS) | If we do lend in these circumstances, the mortgage offer will specify our requirements. |
| Clydesdale Bank plc | No. |
| Co-operative Bank plc | No |
| Coutts | No |
| Coutts Finance Co | No |
| Coventry Building Society | The only type of HMO that is acceptable is where the property is let to up to a maximum of 4 tenants on a single AST agreement and where the property is not subject to a mandatory licence. |
| Cynergy Bank |
We will consider on a case by case basis. As per 1.11.a |
| Darlington Building Society | No |
| DB UK Bank Ltd |
Yes, but please note our requirements Multi tenanted properties will only be considered where tenants are party to a single 'joint and several' Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement. Please check the mortgage offer to confirm that we are aware that the property is to be tenanted as this facility is only available on specific Buy to Let schemes. |
| Dudley Building Society | No. |
| Earl Shilton Building Society | Refer to Mortgage Dept at Head Office - Earl Shilton 01455 844 422 |
| Ecology Building Society | No |
| Family Building Soc (a trading name of National Counties BS) | No. |
| Fleet Mortgages |
Yes. Your attention is drawn, however, to the terms of the mortgage offer. |
| Foundation Home Loans |
Please refer to your individual instructions. |
| Furness Building Society | No |
| GE Money Home Lending Ltd | GE Money Home Lending has withdrawn from the UK mortgage market. |
| Godiva Mortgages Ltd | The only type of HMO that is acceptable is where the property is let to up to a maximum of 4 tenants on a single AST agreement and where the property is not subject to a mandatory licence. |
| Habito | No |
| Halifax |
Yes. A maximum of 5 unrelated occupiers to sign a Single Assured Shorthold Tenancy and any mandatory HMO licence to be in place. |
| Halifax Loans Ltd |
Please refer to Halifax Loans Limited, Trinity Road, Halifax, HX1 2RG |
| Hampden & Co. plc | No. |
| Handelsbanken | Yes, on a Buy to let basis. The lender requires an original/copy of the planning permission or established use certificate and valid/ current HMO licences or confirmation from the relevant council that a certificate is not required, with maximum 6 bedrooms, single tenancy agreement covering all occupants are jointly and severally liable, and the property must meet the legal bedroom sizes. In all cases where a licence for the property is required, you must ensure that the licence is in place on or before completion of the loan. |
| Harpenden Building Society | No |
| Hinckley and Rugby Building Society | No. |
| Hodge |
No. We do not lend on properties that are subject to multiple occupancy. |
| Hodge Equity Release | No. We do not lend on properties that are subject to multiple occupancy. |
| Holmesdale Building Society | No. |
| HSBC UK Bank plc | No, we do not lend on this type of property |
| Intelligent Finance |
Please refer to Securities, Intelligent Finance, PO Box 890, Leeds, LS1 9UG |
| Investec Bank plc | Assessed on a case to case basis, Please contact the member of Banking Legal or PBLO notified to you in the Transaction Instructions. |
| ITL Mortgages | The only type of HMO that is acceptable is where the property is let to up to a maximum of 4 tenants on a single AST agreement and where the property is not subject to a mandatory licence. |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | No. |
| Kensington Mortgage Company Ltd | Yes, on the basis that the property is let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy and any required local authority license is in place on completion or that the borrower has confirmed they will apply for a satisfactory HMO licence in relation to the Property within 30 days of completion and undertakes to provide Kensington with a copy of the applications form prior to completion. Please provide confirmation prior to Completion if the property falls within the definition of a house in multiple occupancy as this facility is only available on specific Buy to Let schemes. |
| Kent Reliance (a trading name of OneSavings Bank plc) | Please refer to special conditions in the mortgage offer. If there is no special condition applicable to the circumstances please report the position to us and wait for further instructions. |
| Keystone Property Finance | Yes. Both property and borrower(s) must be appropriately licensed. Your attention is drawn to the terms of the mortgage offer. If you are not able to confirm this requirement, please refer to Completions Department for instructions. |
| Landbay | Yes. All national, local planning and licencing requirements detailed within the offer and loan conditions should be complied with. |
| Landmark Mortgages Limited | No |
| Leeds Building Society | Yes you must provide a completed HMO Certificate (if applicable) or confirmation from the relevant Council that a certificate is not required. |
| Legal & General Home Finance Ltd | No. |
| LendInvest | Yes. Your attention is drawn, however, to the terms of the mortgage offer. |
| LiveMore Capital |
No, we do not lend where the property is be let, either in whole or in part. |
| Lloyds Bank plc pre fixed 20/40 | Please contact Mortgage Processing. Please see 1.11. |
| Lloyds Bank plc pre fixed 50/30/77 | Please refer to Mortgage Processing. Please see 1.11a |
| Lloyds TSB Scotland plc |
Please refer these cases to Mortgage Processing. Please see 1.11a |
| M&S Bank | We do not lend on properties that are subject to a tenancy |
| Magellan Homeloans | Only on a buy to let basis, all of the requirements specified in the offer must be satisfied prior to the submission of your Certificate of Title |
| Manchester Building Society |
Yes. Refer all such cases to underwriting, if the offer makes no reference to us already being aware of this |
| Market Harborough Building Society |
No |
| Masthaven Bank | Yes, on a Buy to Let basis. Maximum 6 bedrooms, single tenancy agreement covering all occupants, copy of the HMO licence (if applicable) and the property must meet the legal minimum bedroom sizes. |
| Metro Bank plc | No. |
| Molo Finance Buy to Let Mortgages |
No. |
| Monmouthshire Building Society |
Lending Operations Department Monmouthshire Building Society Monmouthshire House John Frost Square Newport NP20 1PX |
| Mortgage Agency Services | No |
| Mortgage Express |
Yes, for Further Advances - there must be a licence in place. |
| Mortgage Express No 2 | |
| National Counties Building Society | No. |
| National Westminster Bank plc | No |
| Nationwide Building Society | No. Please note we do need to be made aware that the property is subject to an HMO license on remortgage or further advance applications. In these circumstances, please advise us why the license exists. |
| Nedbank Private Wealth Ltd | Unless we have told you that the property is to be occupied by anyone other than the Borrower/Mortgagor, you must inform us of any such matter. |
| New Street Mortgages |
No |
| NRAM Ltd | No |
| Paragon Buy to Let Mortgages |
Yes, all of the requirements specified in the offer must be satisfied prior to the submission of your ROT. |
| Paragon Residential Owner-Occupied Mortgages | No. |
| Paratus AMC Ltd | Please refer to your individual instructions. |
| Parity Trust | No |
| Pepper Money | No |
| Pepper Money (PUK) | No |
| Platform (a trading name of The Co-operative Bank p.l.c.) | No. |
| Precise Mortgages (Charter Court Financial Services Ltd) | Any property classed as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) under the Housing Act 2004 will only be acceptable as security if the Mortgage Offer includes a Special Condition headed 'HMO SPECIAL CONDITIONS (ENGLAND & WALES ONLY) and the terms of that special condition are met. |
| Principality Building Society |
No |
| Rooftop Mortgages Ltd | Please contact the lender. |
| Saffron Building Society | No. |
| Sainsbury's Bank | No |
| Santander UK plc | Your individual instructions on a particular case will set out our requirements. We do not lend on properties subject to mandatory licensing. |
| Scottish Building Society | |
| Scottish Widows Bank |
No, but please refer to New Business Processing (see 1.11a). |
| Secure Trust Bank PLC | No. |
| Skipton Building Society |
We will not accept lettings which would result in multiple occupation requiring a mandatory licence from the Local Authority. Other types of lettings which require a licence are acceptable provided there are no more than 4 occupants. In all cases where a licence for the property is required, you must ensure that the licence is in place on or before completion of the loan. |
| St James Place Bank |
Yes, provided construction is supervised by a professional consultant. We only require this where the property is to be occupied for the first time. |
| State Bank of India UK |
Yes, in all cases the, following conditions are to be satisfied: A. the solicitor must make enquiries with the local authority and report to us if the property requires a licence and if so the category of such licence, namely: mandatory, additional/discretionary or selective ('the Licence'); B. if the property requires a Licence, the solicitor must supply a copy of it to us prior to the request for funds and confirm (after making enquiries with the Licence holder) that all of the conditions to which the Licence is subject have been satisfied. If any conditions remain to be satisfied, the solicitor must report which conditions remain to be satisfied, the reasons why these remain outstanding and the likely timescale for compliance. C. if you already own the property and it requires a Licence but does not have the benefit of one, the solicitor must report this to us and provide details of the reasons why the property is not licensed. The solicitor must await our further instructions; D. Where a full HMO Licence and/or Additional Licence and/or Selective Licence is required but it cannot be provided prior to completion, then you will provide evidence that an application has been submitted to the relevant local authority and the relevant fee paid and evidence of the acknowledgement of the application from the local authority before completion; and you will ensure that any works required for the relevant licence to be issued are carried out as soon as practicable, at your own cost and expense, by appropriately qualified and experienced firms in accordance with the relevant Licence requirements of the relevant local authority and provide a copy of the relevant licence as soon as it has been issued and in any event within 6 months of the date of completion. E. You will provide us (or our valuer) with evidence and details satisfactory to us and our valuer as we (or our valuer) may request regarding compliance with this condition. F. If the relevant licence is not provided within 6 months of completion then this will constitute a Default and Enforcement event as per Clause 11. |
| Swansea Building Society | Yes, Please contact the lender. at 11/12 Cradock Street, Swansea SA1 3EW. Tel.01792 739100 |
| The Mortgage Business |
Please refer to The Mortgage Business, PO Box 548, Leeds LS1 1WU. Fax no. 0845 6039009 |
| The Mortgage Lender Limited |
Yes, but only where the mortgage offer is for a Buy to Let Product specifically referencing this type of property. Please refer to our Acceptable Tenancies document for full requirements or contact us completions@themortgagelender.com Tel: 0344 257 0426 |
| The Mortgage Works |
No, unless expressly covered within the mortgage offer. If so, HMO licence will be required |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc | No. |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Direct Line Mortgages | No. |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Direct Line One | No. |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc First Active | No. |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Natwest one Account | No. |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc One Account | No. |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Virgin One | No. |
| The Tipton & Coseley Building Society | No. |
| Together Personal Finance Limited | Yes - copy of the HMO licence. |
| Topaz Finance Ltd |
No unless the Offer of Advance expressly states this is permitted, See Offer of Advance terms. |
| TSB Bank plc | Please refer these cases to Mortgage Processing. Please see 1.11a |
| Ulster Bank Ltd | No. |
| Vida Homeloans | Yes and please refer to the offer for special conditions to be satisfied. |
| Virgin Money | No. |
| Whistletree (a trading name of TSB Bank plc) | No |
| Yorkshire Bank Home Loans Ltd | No. |
| Yorkshire Building Society | If we do lend in these circumstances, the mortgage offer will specify our requirements. |
| Zephyr Mortgages | No unless the Offer of Advance expressly states this is permitted, See Offer of Advance terms. |
