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Buy, refurbish, rent, then refinance to pull your money back out. Pre-filled for 2, Foster Road; change anything.
Chelmsford rates, 2026–27, a month: shared room £426 · 1 bed £795 · 2 beds £950 · 3 beds £1,200 · 4 beds £1,450. The most housing support a tenant on benefits can get here; a guide to the bottom of the market.
| Deposit (30% of price; bridging loan for the rest) | £154,200 |
| Stamp Duty Land Tax (additional-home rates) | £41,400 |
| Legal fees | £1,800 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Bridging fee (2%) | £7,196 |
| Bridging interest (6 months at 0.85% a month) | £18,350 |
| Total cash in | £223,546 |
| £0 – £125,000 | 5% | £6,250 |
| £125,000 – £250,000 | 7% | £8,750 |
| £250,000 – £514,000 | 10% | £26,400 |
Additional-home rates, as checked in October 2026. Buying through a company, or replacing your main home, can change this. Stamp duty calculator
| Rent | £22,860 |
| Mortgage payments (interest only, 5% on £482,250) | −£24,112 |
| Voids (5% of rent) | −£1,143 |
| Letting and management (10% of rent collected) | −£2,172 |
| Repairs and maintenance (8% of rent) | −£1,829 |
| Landlord insurance | −£350 |
| Cash flow before tax | −£6,746 (−£562 a month) |
| New mortgage (75% of £643,000) | £482,250 |
| Bridging loan repaid | −£359,800 |
| Cash back out | £122,450 |
| Money left in the deal | £101,096 |
Return on the money left in: -6.7% a year.
Lenders usually test the rent against interest at a higher “stress” rate, here 7%. Rent covers it by 125% (basic-rate taxpayers and companies): no; by 145% (higher-rate taxpayers): no. The rent supports a loan of about £261,257 or £225,222. Lenders differ.
All figures are before income tax. Individual landlords cannot deduct mortgage interest in full (they get a 20% tax credit instead), so higher-rate taxpayers pay tax on more than their cash flow. This is a calculator, not financial advice. Read the guide