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Neath Port Talbot rates, 2026–27, a month: shared room £375 · 1 bed £412 · 2 beds £450 · 3 beds £500 · 4 beds £575. The most housing support a tenant on benefits can get here; a guide to the bottom of the market.
Cash in
| Deposit (25% of price) | £254,750 |
| Land Transaction Tax (additional-home rates) | £114,050 |
| Legal fees | £1,800 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Total cash in | £371,200 |
Land Transaction Tax: £114,050
| £0 – £180,000 | 5% | £9,000 |
| £180,000 – £250,000 | 8.5% | £5,950 |
| £250,000 – £400,000 | 10% | £15,000 |
| £400,000 – £750,000 | 12.5% | £43,750 |
| £750,000 – £1,019,000 | 15% | £40,350 |
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
| Rent | £11,712 |
| Mortgage payments (interest only, 5% on £764,250) | −£38,212 |
| Voids (5% of rent) | −£586 |
| Letting and management (10% of rent collected) | −£1,113 |
| Repairs and maintenance (8% of rent) | −£937 |
| Landlord insurance | −£350 |
| Cash flow before tax | −£29,486 (−£2,457 a month) |
- Gross yield
- 1.1%
- Net yield (before mortgage)
- 0.9%
- Return on cash in
- -7.9%
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 £133,851 or £115,389. 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 £133,851.
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