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Can You Get a Mortgage That Will Allow You to Either Knock Down and Rebuild a House or Add to or Extend a House?

Answered on 10 July 2019

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Can You Get a Mortgage that Allows You to Demolish a House?

Answered by: Nicholas Mendes

Mortgage that allows you to Demolish a house

The short answers is ‘yes’ you can. Depending on what you are looking to do with the property once it’s been built, we look to arrange either a “self-build” mortgage, or bridging / development finance. If you intend to live in it as your main residence, then a self-build mortgage is likely to be your main option, however if you are looking to sell it on or rent it out, then bridging / development is more the route to look at.

Lender considerations

There are a number of factors that lenders take into account when looking at thes, such as the end value of the new property, and the exit strategy,  i.e. will you able to remortgage if it’s to be your main residence, or sell it, or obtain buy-to-let finance.

It’s worth exploring your options in a bit more detail, and you can do this by contacting one of our consultants on 0203 868 9133 and they’ll be able to give you a more detailed idea of how we can help you.

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