Consent to Let - Better HomeOwnership Requirements

This page is designed to help conveyancing practitioners on the Better HomeOwnership conveyancing panel where their non-lender client proposes to rent out their property. It is not a substitute for checking the CML handbook requirements for Better HomeOwnership. The information on this page is not focused on buy-to-let requirements but is limited to situations where the borrower will need consent to let from Better HomeOwnership.

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Better HomeOwnership requirements state that if in advance of 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 Better HomeOwnership. If the borrower wishes to let the property after completion then an application for consent to let should be made to Better HomeOwnership by the borrower.

The above information is in relation to properties in England and Wales.

Other sites are avaialble targeted to borrowers for information and help on consent-to-let with Better HomeOwnership.

Consent-to-let requirements differ from the Better HomeOwnership buy-to-let requirements.