Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2015 | Page 113

TERENCE WILLEY Terence Willey & Co Terence Willey: 01983 875859 Mark Willey: 01983 611888 www.terencewilley.co.uk Mortgages should not be overlooked! I have lost count of the amount of times clients have advised me they have let their property and then wish to formalise the same by the preparation and completion of a Tenancy Agreement. Complications can arise both from the point of view of not completing a Tenancy Agreement prior to physical occupation, but moreover not seeking the consent of a Mortgagee where applicable. If your property is in mortgage and you intend to consider letting it, you should first place your proposals before your Mortgagee to give consent to such letting. These days Mortgagees are agreeing to ‘buy to let’ mortgages and the conditions of such acceptable letting are set out as an express condition of the mortgage. This is not to say that if you do not have a des