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Expat Buy to Let 2 Year Discounted Variable Rate – DIB093

A mortgage exclusively available for UK owner-occupier nationals currently residing in a Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) member country wanting to purchase or remortgage a Buy to Let property.

Key Details

Term 2 years
Initial Rate1 5.73% variable
Overall Cost For Comparison2 8.3% APRC
MAX LTV3 75%
Early Repayment Charge 2% in Year 1, 1% in Year 2
Product Fees £199 application fee, £999 completion fee

Product Fees

  • The £199 Application Fee is non-refundable and payable at the point of application
  • The Completion Fee can be paid before completion or added to the loan. If the Completion Fee is added to the loan amount, interest will be charged on the amount of the fee and this will be reflected in the monthly repayment over the term of the mortgage

A £1,000 Completion Fee added to the loan amount would increase in value over the term of the mortgage and an illustrative example is provided below based on a static rate over a 10, 15 or 25 year term.

Fee Amount
Rate
Value of the fee with interest at 10 years
Value of the fee with interest at 15 years
Value of the fee with interest at 25 years
£1,000 8.64% £1,864.00 £2,296.00 £3,160.00

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Representative Example

A mortgage of £150,000.00 payable over 15 years initially on a variable rate, currently 5.73% for 2 years and then on our current standard variable rate of 8.64% for the remaining 13 years would require 23 monthly payments of £1,248.40 and 156 monthly payments of £1,465.78; plus one initial interest payment of £704.51.

The total amount payable would be £259,934.39 made up of the loan amount, plus interest and fee(s) totalling £109,934.39. This includes Legal Fees (£255), Chaps Fee (£25), Valuation Fee (£252), Completion Fee (£999), Application Fee (£199) and Redemption Administration Fee (£125).

The overall cost for comparison is 8.3% APRC representative.

A representative example is designed to help understanding of the typical cost of this mortgage. This is not an illustration and is only provided as an example.

Mortgage Product Features

  • The Initial Rate is discounted by 2.91% below our Standard Variable Rate (SVR) for the first two years, giving a current rate payable of 5.73% variable. At the end of the two years the Society’s standard variable rate (SVR) will apply
  • Minimum loan size £100,000
  • Maximum loan size £500,000 for any single property
  • A repayment of capital up to a maximum of 10% of the original advance will be allowed each calendar year during the product term without incurring an Early Repayment Charge.
  • An Early Repayment Charge of 2% will apply if the mortgage is redeemed at any time during the first year, followed by 1% in the second year. The Early Repayment Charge is a percentage of the balance at the point of redemption
  • Valuation fee payable by the customer
  • Legal fees are payable by the customer
  • Available on properties located in England, Wales & Scotland (postcode restrictions apply in Scotland, see our Important Information for Buy to Let Mortgages for further details)
  • Rental income must be at least 125% of the monthly mortgage payment calculated at 7.73% on an interest only basis
  • A minimum interest rate of 3.0% will apply during the term of the discounted period
  • Available for Standard Buy to Let and Consumer Buy to Let
  • Where this product is available for Standard Buy to Let the lending is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
  • Consumer Buy to Let Mortgages are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015

This product is subject to change or withdrawal without notice

Expat Applicant Criteria

Expat applicants must be a UK national and a previous UK owner-occupier, residing in a Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) member country. Please note residents of Australia and China are ineligible, although member states of the Gulf Corporation Council, and Hong Kong residents are eligible.

Minimum income of £35,000 (or equivalent) applies. Maximum of 1 Expat Buy to Let mortgage per borrower. A UK service address and a UK based sterling bank account are required. For full details, please see our Expat Mortgage Application Checklist.

Will the interest rate change?

A discounted variable rate mortgage is discounted from our Standard Variable Rate (SVR), and as a result, the initial rate will go up or down when we change our SVR and by the same amount. We choose when to change our SVR depending on a variety of factors and our SVR is not directly linked to the Bank of England Base Rate (BBR). If the interest rate goes up, we will write to borrowers in advance to inform them of the intended changes.

Will I be charged if I repay my mortgage?

Borrowers can make overpayments between 1 January and 31 December each year during the discounted rate period of up to 10% of the original loan amount without incurring an Early Repayment Charge.

Any lump sum payments or regular overpayments received in a single calendar year, which in total exceed 10% of the original loan amount will incur an Early Repayment Charge on the amount of the excess. The Early Repayment Charge is a percentage fee of your current balance.

Any Early Repayment Charge will be waived if a new consecutive mortgage for at least the amount outstanding at the time of redemption is taken out with us. If a new mortgage for at least the amount outstanding at the time of redemption is taken out with us within 3 months of full repayment then any early repayment charge will be refunded.

How much are valuation fees?

A basic valuation fee is included. If you require a more detailed Homebuyers Report, this will be at an additional charge.

You can find out more including the fee scale in our Mortgage Valuation Fees document.

Important Information

Unless otherwise stated, our mortgage products are available for house purchase or remortgage. All our mortgage products are subject to availability and can be withdrawn at any time.

All mortgage applications are manually underwritten by our experienced underwriters and are subject to a full assessment against our lending criteria.

It is important that you take time to read and understand the mortgage product features detailed above and the information about our Residential or Buy to Let mortgages detailed in the General Information Guides.

How to Apply

For new mortgage enquiries, we accept applications from mortgage brokers and intermediaries only. If you are not a mortgage broker and are a customer looking for a new mortgage, we can pass your enquiry on to our trusted partner Mortgage 1st.

Mortgage 1st* are an independent mortgage broker who provide advice on mortgages from across the mortgage market to get the right deal for you. If you would like to make an enquiry, simply enquire online and they will then contact you to discuss your mortgage needs.

If you are an existing borrower, you can still contact us directly to discuss your mortgage.

*Mansfield Building Society are an introducer to Mortgage 1st for mortgage advice. Mortgage 1st is a trading style of Mortgage First Limited, which is an appointed representative of Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions Ltd, and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Mortgage 1st Limited is on the Financial Services Register under firm number 484231.

Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage

Definitions

1 The Initial Rate is the rate available during the initial term of the mortgage. Once the initial rate term has expired, the mortgage will either revert to our Standard Variable Rate (SVR), or a follow-on rate that is a discount off our SVR.

Our SVR is set by us and is currently 8.64%, as a variable rate it may go up or down. Our follow-on rate is 1.74% below our SVR (currently 6.90% variable) and will go up or down with changes to our SVR.

2. The Overall Cost for Comparison is given as the Annual Percentage Rate of Charge (APRC) and includes all charges incurred relating to the mortgage. The APRC is intended to help you as a borrower compare the interest rates on different products.

3. Like all other mortgage lenders, we will allow you to borrow against a proportion of the overall property value. This is known as Loan to Value (LTV) and is expressed as a percentage. For example, if you want to purchase a property at £100,000 and you would like to borrow £85,000, then you will need a mortgage available at 85% Loan to Value (LTV). The available LTV can vary depending upon the type of mortgage.

Shared Ownership mortgages will offer two percentages under LTV – the proportion of the property value and the proportion of the share being purchased.

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