Consent-to-let Help for Darlington Building Society

Questions and Answers: Darlington Building Society consent to let

• My wife and I have a Darlington Building Society home loan and are are up to date with payments, in gainful employment etc. Do you know how much the fees are and if Darlington Building Society are likely to give us consent to let without transferring to a new mortgage product?

• We are a newly married couple and we found a house in Havering that we like and want to take out a mortgage with Darlington Building Society. The issue is that I am pregnant and might give birth any time soon as I am on the last few weeks of pregnancy. This wouldn't make it impossible for us to move right away so we are thinking to keep living with our parents for about six months. In the meantime, if we buy this property, we can lease it out. I was just wondering how will that work out? Will we be liable to obtain consent to let from Darlington Building Society
• My partner and I are FTBs, currently renting. We want to buy a studio flat in Newham. We want to move there, but will need to wait for a job - perhaps 2-3 years. Would we have to seek a buy-to-let loan? Would it be possible to have a normal mortgage with Darlington Building Society, even though we won't be moving in straight away? Or could we live there for a few of months, then start renting it with consent to let from Darlington Building Society? I'm only interested in scenarios that are completely legitimate, and have no intention of contravening the provisions of the mortgage with Darlington Building Society.
• I are looking to lease out our one bedroom apartment in Greenwich in Feb. I would like some suggestions on what I need to do. I've just moved our Darlington Building Society mortgage to a fixed term and just need to understand what the procedure is if I plan to get consent to let.
• My lender refuse to issue consent to let without a move in date confirmed with a tenant. How can I confirm this in the absence of consent to let? I am not certain but I think my friend had a similar issue with Darlington Building Society.
• My partner and I have already been told to write a letter to Darlington Building Society to obtain consent to let, I'm just trying to find some guidelines on the letter? What I should or shouldn't include?
• Would a previous extension to a mortgage term with Darlington Building Society work against us when we sought consent to let from Darlington Building Society.
• Is there a time limit on a consent to let from Darlington Building Society? and do you need to get a new mortgage first or a general residential mortgage can just be changed to a consent to let after application?