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Offset Mortgage Advice in Newcastle

Planning your pension

Many people like the idea of creating a property portfolio to fund their retirement and not everyone is a fan of pension plans, but they do understand the property. I know that over the past 20 or 30 years it has been a sound long-term investment despite the peaks and troughs.

In this case study, we look at one way we helped a client take her first step on the road to being a Landlord.

Remortgaging for a Buy to Let Mortgages in Newcastle

Tracy is a Self Employed mum of two, who is a Director of two small businesses. She and her partner had a fair amount of equity in their home and were interested in raising some capital to buy a low-value buy to let property, possibly at auction.

Tracy felt she could get some bargains at auctions, but she never had enough money to attend and be a cash buyer. She had looked into remortgage advice in Newcastle before but had been told it wasn’t possible unless they could provide an address for the onward property they wanted to purchase – the proverbial “chicken and egg” scenario.

Tracy also mentioned that once or twice a year, she received a dividend in the region of £3000 from one of the companies she was a sleeping partner in, and she has been prone to wasting some of that cash when it arrived, perhaps unexpectedly.

Surplus Funds Allowing you to Gain Lower Rates of Interest

I could tell that Tracy was a very busy person but also an astute businesswoman. The dividends she received could be put to better use as she never had it earmarked for anything specific. I recommended an offset Remortgage in Newcastle for Tracy and her partner to secure their home.

I found a Lender who was happy to release funds on completion to be assigned to a future buy to let purchase without insisting on a specific property. Tracy simply deposited the additional funds into the offset savings account that comes as part of the mortgage, and these monies simply sit there until she needs them.

The offset savings accounts do not attract interest but instead are offset against the mortgage balance. To clarify, Tracy had £85,000 surplus funds from a total remortgage of £215,000. While the money is in the savings account, Tracy only pays mortgage interest on the £130,000 difference between the two figures. The £85,000 is on instant access and was available whenever she needed it

Choosing the Right Property and the Right Amount of Investments

Three months after completion Tracy identified a suitable property that was in a state of disrepair. It was probably not mortgageable itself but of course, Tracy had access to liquid funds to buy the house outright. Tracy secured the property at a knock-down price of £55,000 but this amount needed to rise to a total of £70,000 to fund legal costs and a refurbishment program of works.

A further nine months went by and with the works, all done Tracy had no trouble finding a tenant. The house was now worth £90,000 and we raised a remortgage of £67,500 against it to fund the purchase of property number two.

The Successful Outcome of a Well-Constructed Investment Property Portfolio

Tracy has no intention of becoming a full-time Landlord but she can now see a way forward to owning three or maybe even four properties in the future to fund her planned retirement lifestyle.

She loves the flexibility that her offset mortgage brings and whilst she still “squanders” some of her dividend which is her right to do, without fail half of it at least is deposited back into her offset savings account, her money working “for her” to reduce the total amount of interest repayable.

If you are interested in offset mortgages or building your investment property portfolio, it’s our job to find you the most suitable purchase or remortgage for your circumstances. The first step is to get you booked in for a free mortgage consultation with a qualified Mortgage Advisor in Newcastle.

Date Last Edited: April 12, 2023