Originally posted by northernladuk
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Some lenders just want to see the rental for that 'background' property is more than the mortgage payment, others want to know that it is 125% or even 145% of the mortgage payment you are making. Others will ignore what you are actually paying and calculate how much you would be paying on that buy to let mortgage if it was on a stress test rate of their choosing (normally 5.5%) and they will want the rental income to cover that (or 125%/145% of that) so it isn't very straight forward.
The only time your own personal income would have to be considered is if there was a shortfall in the above calculations and the rental income doesn't cover what it needs to. Normally whatever that shortfall is, it becomes a commitment which is deducted from affordability.
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