Buy to Let Mortgage Advice
As with any mortgage there are two main ways of repaying your mortgage, however the advantages and disadvantages are slightly different when considering Buy to Let Mortgages.
We offer the following buy to let mortgage advice:
| Repayment Type |
Definition |
Comments |
| Repayment |
Each month your repayment pays a small amount off the loan and the rest of your payment goes towards paying the interest off the loan. |
This method ensures the full loan is repaid in the agreed term, if correct, regular repayments are made. However, the draw back with this method is that you are not able to offset your repayments against the income tax payable. |
| Interest Only |
Each month your repayment only goes towards paying the interest off the loan. |
At the end of the term, unless you have taken out an investment vehicle such as an ISA, Pension or Endowment, you will still owe the full Loan amount. At this point it is common for people to sell the property, pay off the Loan and hopefully enjoy the profit they have made from the sale of the property. With this method of repayment the interest paid on the mortgage can be offset against tax. |
Use our mortgage repayment calculator to compare repayments between interest only mortgages and repayment mortgages
Once you have decided the way in which you repay your buy to let mortgage, you then need to consider whether you want to fix the interest rate, giving you the ability to budget with fixed regular repayments, or if you want to have a variable rate of interest, which is often lower than a fixed rate but your payments may vary from month to month.
Your home is at risk if you do not keep up with your repayments on your mortgage or any other loan secured against it.
Download the Buy to Let Mortages PDF Guide here - see our other free PDF guides here

Guide Contents
What are buy to let mortgages?
Buy to Let mortgage advice
Buy to let UK mortgage application
Buy to let homes - research the market
10 steps to owning a buy to let property
Buy to Let Management
Buy to let guide to mortgage cost
Buy to let FAQ eg. can I Remortgage a Buy to Let Property
Buy to Let Information - Where to get more help
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