Local Housing Allowance here
Tameside and Glossop rates, 2026–27, a month: shared room £321 · 1 bed £525 · 2 beds £600 · 3 beds £750 · 4 beds £1,150. 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) | £123,600 |
| Stamp Duty Land Tax (additional-home rates) | £31,200 |
| Legal fees | £1,800 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Bridging fee (2%) | £5,768 |
| Bridging interest (6 months at 0.85% a month) | £14,708 |
| Total cash in | £177,676 |
Stamp Duty Land Tax: £31,200
| £0 – £125,000 | 5% | £6,250 |
| £125,000 – £250,000 | 7% | £8,750 |
| £250,000 – £412,000 | 10% | £16,200 |
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 | £16,824 |
| Mortgage payments (interest only, 5% on £386,250) | −£19,312 |
| Voids (5% of rent) | −£841 |
| Letting and management (10% of rent collected) | −£1,598 |
| Repairs and maintenance (8% of rent) | −£1,346 |
| Landlord insurance | −£350 |
| Cash flow before tax | −£6,624 (−£552 a month) |
- Gross yield
- 4.1%
- Net yield (before mortgage)
- 3.1%
Refinance
| New mortgage (75% of £515,000) | £386,250 |
| Bridging loan repaid | −£288,400 |
| Cash back out | £97,850 |
| Money left in the deal | £79,826 |
Return on the money left in: -8.3% 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 £192,274 or £165,754. 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 £192,274.
- 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