HMO mortgages may be needed if your property is rented to more tenants than one tenant from different households. This is because the HMO mortgages are not designed for single-household tenants and won't allow you to qualify for regular buy to rent mortgages. If you do take a regular mortgage for an HMO property you could be violating the terms of the mortgage, which could result in lenders taking legal action.
HMO mortgages can only be obtained by experienced landlords. Some lenders won't accept applications from landlords who have been in the business for at least two years and have had experience in HMO letting. These may be additional requirements for lenders. If you are a first-time landlord, it will be difficult to get an HMO mortgage approval. You will likely need to let a single family's property.
Only a handful of UK specialist lenders are willing to lend large HMO properties and are familiar with the lucrative yields associated with multiple tenants. They define HMOs differently and will lend against different properties. That is why it is important to have a broker help you to create your application and match the right broker. CMB, an experienced broker, can package your request to meet the lender with the best terms. This greatly speeds up the application process.
HMO buy and let4 bedroom semidetached property with 2 reception rooms1 room converted into a bedroomRent to 5 single-working professionalsMonthly tenant rental income = PS400Monthly landlord income = PS2000Annual rental earnings = PS24,000. You can see why HMO landlords are increasingly interested in HMO properties. It is possible to see a significant difference in gross rental revenue.
HMOs that don't require licenses may not be eligible for an HMO loan. Therefore, some lenders might only give you a buy-to-let mortgage.
HMO mortgage requests take approximately the same amount time to process for lenders as other buy to lease mortgages. Every case is different. Pre-pandemic, it took three to four weeks to get a purchase loan offer. Then, it took four to six additional weeks to complete the transaction.
An HMO is a better option for landlords than letting to families. You will be able charge per room individually and thus charge more overall. To do this, you will need a specialist mortgage.