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Leeds Building Society only accepts mortgage applications from intermediaries where they are providing an advised sales service, with the exception of Buy to Let & Holiday Let applications. It is the responsibility of the intermediary to ensure that all applicable law including, without limitation, the Financial Conduct Authority rules on advised mortgage sales are complied with including, without limitation, the provision of adequate explanations.

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Portfolio Landlords

What you need to know

Buy to Let criteria - key points

For Buy to Let, Portfolio Buy to Let, Holiday Let and Houses in Multiple Occupation ICR and stress rate calculations, please see the Product Guide or Assessment of Rental Income on the Criteria Page.

  1. No minimum income requirement (evidence of income is still required).
  2. Maximum portfolio size of 10 mortgaged rental properties, irrespective of lender.
  3. Maximum of 4 rental properties can be mortgaged with The Society, whether Buy-to-Let, Holiday Let or a combination of both.
  4. No maximum age at end of term.
  5. Please refer to Portfolio products if the applicant has 4 or more mortgaged rental properties.

An even better service

As part of our commitment to Buy to Let lending, we have a dedicated Buy to Let, Holiday Let and Portfolio Landlord team of specialist underwriters, who assess each case individually to make sure the process is smooth and straightforward.

We also have a submission form for all Portfolio Landlord cases and have provided underwriter training to our Business Development Managers (BDM) to provide assistance when it’s needed.

The documentation we'll need from your client

When applying for a Buy to Let mortgage, portfolio landlords will need to provide:

In more complicated cases we may ask for additional information, such as a cash flow.

For more information, contact your dedicated BDM.

How to apply


Step 1: Submit an online Decision in Principle in the usual way. If you're not already registered with us you can do so here.

Step 2: Submit a full application including the portfolio landlord declaration form. You’ll need Adobe PDF Reader to complete the form which you can download for free from their website www.adobe.com.

Step 3: Check our current service levels to see approximately how long it will take for your case to be processed. On a small number of applications additional information may be requested.

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