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Fylde Coast rates, 2026–27, a month: shared room £351 · 1 bed £400 · 2 beds £542 · 3 beds £625 · 4 beds £743. The most housing support a tenant on benefits can get here; a guide to the bottom of the market.
Cash in
| Deposit (30% of price; bridging loan for the rest) | £54,000 |
| Stamp Duty Land Tax (additional-home rates) | £10,100 |
| Legal fees | £1,800 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Bridging fee (2%) | £2,520 |
| Bridging interest (6 months at 0.85% a month) | £6,426 |
| Total cash in | £75,446 |
Stamp Duty Land Tax: £10,100
| £0 – £125,000 | 5% | £6,250 |
| £125,000 – £180,000 | 7% | £3,850 |
Additional-home rates, as checked in October 2026. Buying through a company, or replacing your main home, can change this. Stamp duty calculator
A year of letting after refinancing
| Rent | £8,916 |
| Mortgage payments (interest only, 5% on £168,750) | −£8,437 |
| Voids (5% of rent) | −£446 |
| Letting and management (10% of rent collected) | −£847 |
| Repairs and maintenance (8% of rent) | −£713 |
| Landlord insurance | −£350 |
| Cash flow before tax | −£1,878 (−£156 a month) |
- Gross yield
- 5.0%
- Net yield (before mortgage)
- 3.6%
Refinance
| New mortgage (75% of £225,000) | £168,750 |
| Bridging loan repaid | −£126,000 |
| Cash back out | £42,750 |
| Money left in the deal | £32,696 |
Return on the money left in: -5.7% a year.
Will a lender agree?
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 £101,897 or £87,842. Lenders differ.
- The rent may not pass a typical lender stress test: lenders often want rent to cover interest at 7% by 125%, which caps the loan near £101,897.
- Many lenders will not remortgage on a new valuation until you have owned the home for six months.
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