Property finance options

Property finance options

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rufusgti

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Tuesday 28th January 2014
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Hi. Just looking for some advice on how others would finance property in my situation. I'm looking for repayment options only. And am looking for the best way of doing it from a tax and mortgage rate angle. Also anything I've missed that I need to consider.

I have two properties that I have 60% equity in each with Two separate mortgages. One house we live in, the other is rented out. I want to buy another property to rent out and have a 15% deposit. The house will need work doing that could cost up to 10-15k,which I wont have if I use my deposit.

I'm pretty sure I can't get a mortgage with no deposit but can I use some equity in one of the houses as a deposit? Is that something that is easily available and is it a riskier option?
The same outcome would be using my deposit to purchase then drawing money against existing property to pay for the work. Which is the more straight forward.

What are the tax implications of this. I presume increasing the mortgage on the existing rental property works to my advantage, but is that legal.