Consent to Let - Gen H Requirements
The content herein aims to help conveyancing firms on the Gen H conveyancing panel where their client wishes to rent out their property. Lawyers are advised to the CML handbook requirements for Gen H. 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 Gen H.
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Gen H requirements state that if ahead 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 Gen H. If the borrower wishes to let the property after completion then an application for consent to let should be made to Gen H by the borrower.
The application for consent to letting should be made to:
We do not normally consent to letting on residential mortgages but please make any applications as detailed in 14.2.1.
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 Gen H.
Consent-to-let requirements differ from the Gen H buy-to-let requirements.
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