Should I Buy to Let?UK property investment calculator

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Explore how finance, vacancy, refurbishment, location and exit assumptions can change the result.

A hypothetical £300,000 buy-to-letFrom gross rent to annual pre-tax cash flow.London vs regional buy-to-letSee what different prices and yields do to the same investment decision.What if the property is empty?Compare zero, one and three months of vacancy—and find break-even.Refurbishment in Year 5Include the works, lost rent and rent uplift before calling it profitable.Mortgage rate rises from 4% to 6%Measure the direct effect on an interest-only mortgage.Exit price is 10% lowerSee how debt amplifies the change in equity proceeds.
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Figures are illustrative and are provided to explain the calculations and sensitivities. Actual rent, costs, finance, tax and sale proceeds will differ.