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Question: 6.6.3. If different from 1.11, contact point to report any failure by the borrower to obtain licence under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of houses in Multiple Occupation) Order 2000 as amended.

Lender Answer
Accord Buy to Let As 1.11a. Don't lend on Houses in Multiple Occupation.
Accord Mortgages Ltd As 1.11a
Adam & Company Not applicable see 6.6.3a above.


Adam & Company International Not applicable see 6.6.3a above.
Aldermore Bank PLC We will not lend in these circumstances.
Allied Irish Bank (GB), a trading name of AIB Group (UK) Refer to AIB Group (UK) plc, Central Securities (GB), 92 Anne Street, Belfast, BT1 3H
Atom Bank plc We will not lend if the property is a House in Multiple Occupancy
Aviva Equity Release UK Ltd Aviva does not allow Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
Bank of China We do not lend in these circumstances.
Bank of Ireland (UK) plc See 1.11
Bank of Ireland as Bank of Ireland Mortgages See 1.11
Bank of Scotland Beginning A Please contact the lender.
Bank of Scotland Beginning O Please contact the lender.
Barclays Bank UK PLC Issuing Office
Birmingham Midshires Please contact the lender.
Bluestone Mortgages As per 1.11.
Bradford & Bingley Limited As 1.11a
Britannia, a trading name of The Co-operative Bank plc We do not lend on Houses in Multiple Occupation
Chelsea Building Society (a trading name of Yorkshire BS) As 1.11a.
Clydesdale Bank plc Mortgage Services
PO BOX 3105
Clydebank
Glasgow
G60 9AU
Tel - 0800 121 4203
Co-operative Bank plc We do not lend on Houses in Multiple Occupation.
Coutts Not applicable see 6.6.3a above.
Coventry Building Society New Lending Department,
Oakfield House,
PO Box 600, Binley,
Coventry,
CV3 9YR
Darlington Building Society Principal Office:
Customer Support Department
Sentinel House
Morton Road
Darlington
DL1 4PT
DB UK Bank Ltd db mortgages
PO Box 890
Newport
NP20 9LZ
Tel: 0845 650 6281
DX Address - not available
Ecology Building Society As in 1.11a
First Direct The property must not be let as a House in Multiple Occupation.
Foundation Home Loans As 1.11a
Furness Building Society Please contact the lender.
GE Money Home Lending Ltd GE Money Home Lending has withdrawn from the UK mortgage market.
Godiva Mortgages Ltd New Lending Department,
Oakfield House,
PO Box 600, Binley,
Coventry,
CV3 9YR
Halifax Please contact the lender.
Halifax Loans Ltd Please contact the lender.
Hampden & Co. plc See 1.11
Handelsbanken Refer to Branch office instructing you.
Hodge We do not lend on properties that are subject to multiple occupancy.
Hodge Equity Release We do not lend on properties that are subject to multiple occupancy
HSBC UK Bank plc The property must not be let as a House in Multiple Occupation.
HSMS As 1.11a
Intelligent Finance Please contact the lender.
ITL Mortgages New Lending Department,
Oakfield House,
PO Box 600, Binley,
Coventry,
CV3 9YR
Kensington Mortgage Company Ltd As 1.11a
Landbay Partners Limited See 1.11a legals@landbay.co.uk
Landmark Mortgages Limited Porting Team
Landmark Mortgages
PO Box 656
Durham
DH1 9LY
OR
Landmark Mortgages DX 727483, Sunderland 13
Tel: 0330 159 7172
Leeds Building Society As per 1.11a.
Legal & General Home Finance Ltd Not applicable as tenancies are not permitted.
LendInvest See 1.11a
LiveMore Capital N/A
Lloyds Bank plc pre fixed 40 Mortgage Processing. Please see 1.11a.
Lloyds Bank plc pre fixed 50 Mortgage Processing (see 1.11a)
Lloyds TSB Scotland plc Mortgage Processing (see 1.11a)
M&S Bank M&S Bank, PO Box 12, Skipton, BD23 2HL. Telephone Number 0345 002 1128 Fax 0345 111 0322
Magellan Homeloans Issuing Office
Masthaven Bank As per 1.11.
Metro Bank Plc As per 1.11
Mortgage Agency Services We do not lend on Houses in Multiple Occupation
Mortgage Express As 1.11a
Mortgage Express No 2 As 1.11a
National Westminster Bank plc Not applicable see 6.6.3a above.
Nationwide Building Society Issuing Office
Nedbank Private Wealth Ltd Please refer to us.
New Street Mortgages New Street Mortgages, PO Box 4761, Maidenhead, SL60 1HW. Tel: 0333-300-3100, Fax: 0333-300-3132, email: enquiries@newstreetmortgages.com
NRAM Ltd As 1.11a
Paragon Buy to Let Mortgages As 1.11a.
Platform (a trading name of The Co-operative Bank p.l.c.) We do not lend on Houses in Multiple Occupation
Precise Mortgages (Charter Court Financial Services Ltd) Any property classed as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) will only be acceptable as security if the Mortgage Offer includes a Special Condition headed 'HMO SPECIAL CONDITIONS (SCOTLAND)' and the terms of that special condition are met.

Where we have assessed the Property as a HMO, you must:

1. Satisfy yourselves that use as a HMO is authorised by either:

a) a valid planning permission,

b) certificate of lawful use or

c) permitted development rights (PDR)

If the Property was converted to and has been used continuously as a HMO under permitted development rights prior to the date of any revocation of PDR following an appropriate Article 4 direction, you must obtain from the Borrower appropriate evidence to demonstrate the continued use of the Property as a HMO prior to the Article 4 direction up to the date of Completion in the form of suitable evidence such as historical Private Residential Tenancies, Short Assured Tenancies or HMO licences and, where applicable, an appropriate statutory declaration from the Seller relating to the continued use of the Property as a HMO;

2. Ensure there are no restrictions on the title preventing or limiting the use of the Property as a HMO (unless an appropriate indemnity policy is put on risk)
Rooftop Mortgages Ltd Please contact the lender.
Sainsbury's Bank Contact point as detailed in 1.11a
Santander UK plc It is the responsibility of the landlord to be registered/licensed in accordance with Housing regulation
Scottish Building Society  
Scottish Widows Bank New Business Processing (see 1.11a)
Skipton Building Society HMOs not acceptable.
St James Place Bank Please contact the lender.
The Mortgage Business Please contact the lender.
The Mortgage Lender Limited If the mortgage is for a Buy to Let Property;
completions@themortgagelender.com
Tel: 0344 257 0426

We do not consent to letting on residential (owner occupied) mortgages.
The Mortgage Works Originations
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Not applicable see 6.6.3a above.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Direct Line Mortgages Not applicable see 6.6.3a.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Direct Line One Please contact the lender.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc First Active Not applicable see 6.6.3a.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Natwest one Account Not applicable see 6.6.3a.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc One Account Not applicable see 6.6.3a
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Virgin One As detailed above in 1.11a.
Topaz Finance Ltd Topaz Finance Limited
Gateway House, Gargrave Road,
Skipton,
North Yorkshire,
BD23 2HL
0345 389 1672
TSB Bank plc Mortgage Processing (see 1.11a)
UCB Home Loans Corporation Ltd See 1.11a.
Ulster Bank As detailed above in 1.11a
Vida Homeloans As 1.11a
Virgin Money We don't lend on houses in multiple occupation.
Whistletree (a trading name of TSB Bank plc) Details as 1.11a
Yorkshire Bank Home Loans Ltd Mortgage Services
PO BOX 3105
Clydebank
Glasgow
G60 9AU
Tel - 0800 121 4203
Yorkshire Building Society As 1.11a.