Our own Buy to Let Mortgage sourcing system and calculator

I have just finished updating all the products on our own in house Buy to Let Mortgage sourcing system and calculator. This takes quite a bit of time, but it is definitely worth it and I wanted share with readers what it can do as it is our own in house design specifically based around the needs of property investors.

The first Key inputs are:

• The Value of the property or Purchase Price
• The amount you want to borrow
• The Rental income pcm

This will then work out if the rental income is enough for every lender and product on the system to agree a Buy to Let mortgage. This is called Stress Testing and is commonly worked out (but not always) by the rent covering the interest only mortgage payment by 125%.

It will also consider the amount you want to borrow against the value of the property as a percentage. This is called Loan to Value and some products or Lenders will vary from 50% LTV to 65%, 75%, some up to 80% and even one still at 85%

Another factor from these figures are the Lenders’ maximum and minimum loan amounts (most lenders will not lend below £25,000) and also minimum property values ( most lenders will not lend on a property below £40,000 and some higher).

Other key inputs are:

Income – many lenders have a minimum income level for applicants although this does not affect the loan amount as it is based on rent.

Preferred rate type Fixed or Variable – Do you want it to search for products where the interest rate will remain the same for the term of the product or are you happy to take the risk of a rate that may change up or down. The system will then only show results for the type you choose (although you can easily change your mind).

You will then get a list of results (see below) which will show:

• A list of the available products based on your criteria
• Interest Rate
• Product term
• reversion rates
• Fees
• Early redemption penalties
• How the Stress testing is worked out ie the amount you can borrow for every £1 of rent pcm
• If you could borrow more how much you can borrow as a maximum and get a quote based on that figure

Then just click on the Get quote Link for the loan requested or the maximum possible loan.

You will then get an full illustration of the product you selected along with a financial summary showing:

• The interest only Buy to Let mortgage costs per month
• A table showing the Capital and Interest Buy to Let mortgage costs per month
• The minimum amount the rental income would need to be for the loan requested
• Yield (i.e. annual rental income expressed as a percentage of property value)
• Rental Return on Equity Invested (net of mortgage costs)
• The LTV (i.e. the loan expressed as a percentage of valuation) is

And much more see below:

You can find The Buy to Let Mortgage sourcing system and calculator under our Finance tab see below or CLICK HERE to start your search

Share This Article