Letting your property: Advise required please

Fortheloveofguitar

ToneControl said:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/buytolet/article-3394231/Why-concerned-second-home-stamp-duty-reforms.html

as I read this, 
if you sell your current home within  3 years of buying your new home, you can claim a refund on the stamp duty
:-)

That's true but doesn't help me as I wanted to hang on to the house long term to make some money out of it when I do eventually sell it off

And if I did decide to sell within 3 years then I'd have an 8k penalty to pay for redemption of the mortgage as the lenders are also now jumping on the wagon to tighten the screw on landlords