CML statement of practice launched for Buy to Let

CML statement of practice launched for Buy to Let

16:16 PM, 7th April 2015, About 10 years ago 4

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The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has launched a statement of practice, which has already been adopted by 31 of its Buy to Let lenders representing 90% of the market, and by all members during 2015.cml statement of practice

This statement is designed to provide clarity on how responsible Buy to Let lenders should operate and treat customers.

The statement highlights existing good practice and aims to ensure that there is a clear explanation of the obligations of buy-to-let borrowers on their mortgages. It also includes additional information from other organisations about the responsibilities of being a landlord, and is endorsed by the Residential Landlords Association, the Association of Residential Letting Agents, the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association, and the British Bankers Association.

Key principles are set out for lenders strategy and practice for:

  • Lending principles
  • Information given to customers
  • Customer responsibilities
  • Lender responsibilities on affordability
  • Handling financial difficulty
  • Fraud prevention
  • Complaint handling

The “Consumer” Buy-to-Let lending framework will established next year under the FCA to comply with the Mortgage Credit Directive. Buy-to-Let lending will fall into one of three categories:

  1. Mortgages regulated by the FCA like residential mortgages. These are when the property is either partly occupied by the borrower or let to an immediate family member.
  2. Mortgages regulated by the FCA under the Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015. These are “consumer” BTL as defined by the Order.
  3. Mortgages not regulated by the FCA. These are mortgages which are predominantly for a business purpose.

The CML statement of practice will cover any residential buy-to-let lending not otherwise covered by FCA regulation.

Paul Smee, Director General of the CML, said “lenders know how important it is to have a transparent mortgage market, in which borrowers can have confidence, and where lending policy is both responsible and clearly understood. The new buy-to-let statement of practice reflects what responsible lenders already do and offers a clear explanation of how buy-to-let lenders operate. We hope it will make a valuable contribution to understanding the buy-to-let lending environment.”

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Neil Patterson

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16:19 PM, 7th April 2015, About 10 years ago

The full statement is definitely worth reading by all Landlords with borrowing or considering borrowing.

Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

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10:20 AM, 8th April 2015, About 10 years ago

Reply to the comment left by "Neil Patterson" at "07/04/2015 - 16:19":

Pity it's not retrospective, it BoI and West Brom wouldn't have a leg to stand on!
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11:16 AM, 8th April 2015, About 10 years ago

As a house owner with limited funds, I have been reading your forum with interest.
I agree that we all need to get together to fight this outrageous increase by BoI. If everyone involved clubbed together and gave say ÂŁ50 there would be substantial funds to fight this. However is there any way all of the businesses or individuals can be invited to join the campaign?

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21:33 PM, 8th April 2015, About 10 years ago

Originally it was ÂŁ150 to get the ball rolling on BOI. Then it was put your money where you mouth is time and ÂŁ500 was asked for. I think 10 people paid that out of 13,000 affected borrowers. Mark Alexander put a lot of time and effort into trying to jump start a BOI action, as did Justin Selig. ÂŁ650 is a substantial sum of money. But this pales into insignificance when you look at what the increase will cost over the remaining mortgage term. In my case around ÂŁ30,000.

Too many people standing on the sidelines I am afraid, waiting for other people to put their hands in their pockets and take a stand when others would not. Sorry but that's the truth of it.

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