Consent to Let - Bank of Scotland Requirements

The purpose of this page to assist residential conveyancing solicitors on the Bank of Scotland solicitors panel where the firm’s client intends to rent out their property. Lawyers should still check the CML handbook requirements for Bank of Scotland. The information on this page is not focused on buy-to-let requirements but is isolated to situations where the borrower will need consent to let from Bank of Scotland.

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Bank of Scotland requirements state that if prior to completion of the conveyancing retainer, the borrower informs you of an intention to let the property you should advise the borrower that any letting of the property is prohibited without prior consent to let from Bank of Scotland. If the borrower wishes to let the property after completion then an application for consent to let should be made to Bank of Scotland by the borrower.

The application for consent to letting should be made to:

Bank of Scotland Plc, Mortgage Operations, Pentland House, 8 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh, EH12 9DJ. Tel: 0345 603 1136 Fax: 0131 339 2366

The content set out above covers to properties in England and Wales.

Other sites are avaialble targeted to borrowers for information and help on consent-to-let with Bank of Scotland.

Consent-to-let requirements differ from the Bank of Scotland buy-to-let requirements.

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