Free legal and valuation fees
Our buy-to-let remortgage deals come with a free basic valuation and standard legal costs included.Terms to suit you
Fixed rate deals for 2,3,5,7, 10 and even 15 years.Flexibility as standard
You can make overpayments of up to 10% per year without an Early Repayment Charge and take payment holidays subject to our agreement.
And just so you know, we’ll always check that our mortgages are right for you before we make you an offer.
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Find a mortgageOur lending criteria
We define a portfolio landlord as someone with four or more mortgaged buy-to-let properties.
For joint applications, we'll take into account the total individual and joint-mortgaged properties that you own, either in your personal name, or in the name of a limited company or other legal entity.
Criteria | Purchase | Remortgage no additional borrowing | Remortgage with additional borrowing |
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Maximum of 5 BTL mortgages / £3m lending with Virgin Money | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Minimum 24 months landlord experience required? | Yes | No | Yes |
Maximum number of mortgaged BTL properties (across all lenders) | 10 | N/A | 10 |
Maximum number of BTL properties within the same postcode | 5 | N/A | 5 |
Maximum LTV across the portfolio (aggregate) | 75% | N/A | 75% |
Minimum rental calculation of 135% ICR stressed at 5% across the portfolio (aggregate) | Yes | N/A | Yes |
Personal income accepted? | Yes | No | Yes |
Business plan, cashflow & property schedule required | Yes | No | Yes |
Please note: our standard buy-to-let lending criteria also applies.
Our standard buy-to-let lending criteria explained- The rental income received on a buy-to-let property is a key factor when we calculate our maximum lending amount. Check out our mortgage calculator to find out how much we may be able to lend.
What we'll need from you
In addition to the normal documents you need to submit as part of your mortgage application, i.e. identity and income verification, we also need portfolio landlords to provide us with some supporting information.
Our mortgage advisors will explain what we need, when we need it and how to send it to us. You can download copies of these documents here:
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