Published 23 September 2014 · Last reviewed 1 May 2026
The Mortgage Works Let to Buy 2 Year Tracker is an incredible rate for the facility it provides.
The Mortgage Works Let to Buy 2 Year Tracker is a great addition on this lenders product range. Let to Buy is effectively a remortgage of an existing main residency mortgage onto a buy to let mortgage. It is not uncommon to raise capital at the same time to help towards the purchase of the new property, and this keenly priced 2 year tracker rate allows you to do just that! The underwriting is also straight-forward from this provider who are owned by Nationwide Building Society.
APR The actual rate available will depend upon your circumstances. Ask for a personalised illustration.
- Features: Bank of England Base Rate plus 2.09% until 31/12/2016. For let-to-buy remortgages.
- Minimum deposit / equity: 40%
- Valuation fee: ยฃ490
- Other main lender fees: ยฃ995 arrangement fee.
- Early repayment charges: 3% of the amount redeemed to 31/12/2016
MY COMMENTS: If you are moving out of your main residency you are legally obliged to let the existing lender know. Most lenders will allow you to let the property for a short while ‘consent to let’ but will insist the mortgage is transferred to a specific buy-to-let mortgage for the long term. So to save messing around its worth considering the switch at the point of vacating the property, particularly as the rate is so good right now.
Most buy-to-let mortgages are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. A small number of buy-to-let mortgages are FCA-regulated โ typically Consumer Buy-to-Let (where the borrower is not acting in the course of a business, such as an accidental landlord who has inherited or moved out of a former main residence) and Family Buy-to-Let (where the property is let to an immediate family member). Limited-company buy-to-let, portfolio buy-to-let and standard personal-name buy-to-let are not regulated by the FCA.
Where the underlying mortgage is not FCA-regulated, the lender's conduct on that loan is not covered by FCA rules and you may have reduced access to the Financial Ombudsman Service for complaints about the lending decision or product terms. However, Niche Advice Limited is a Credit Broker authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA No: 750263), and our broking activity โ including the introduction we make to the lender โ IS FCA-regulated under the FCA's CONC rules. Complaints about our broking service can therefore be referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service in the usual way.
