Guide to Renting

About this guide

Whether you’re renting to save money to buy a house or plan to rent long term, there are many benefits of renting a property as well as important details you need to know. Compare My Move work with property experts to bring you this insightful and informative guide on everything you need to know about renting. From what is a let-to-buy mortgage to how the rent to buy scheme works, we cover everything.

Whether you’re renting or are a landlord letting out properties, our renting guide aims to cover everything. This guide explores what is a buy-to-let mortgage to help inform you of your options as a landlord. This type of mortgage is designed for those buying property as an investment, allowing you to let it out to tenants. 

This guide will continue to explore all things renting and take an in-depth look at what is a let-to-buy mortgage to further aide your research. Let-to-buy mortgages are for those looking to let out their current property and buy a new one at the same time, so they are useful if you’re looking to move but you’re not ready to sell your house. 

There are schemes available to help first-time buyers transition from renting to buying their own home, we ask how does the rent to buy scheme work and take a detailed look at who the scheme benefits as well as how to apply. The government scheme will essentially offer a lower market-rate rent for a period of time whilst you save up to eventually buy the property 

By having all the important information in one place, with a focus on let-to-buy mortgages, buy-to-let mortgages, rent to buy scheme and selling a buy to let property, you will be fully clued up on renting. After reading through the complete guide, we hope you’ll feel confident about what to expect when renting or becoming a landlord.