Local Housing Allowance here
North Clwyd rates, 2026–27, a month: shared room £342 · 1 bed £395 · 2 beds £550 · 3 beds £650 · 4 beds £855. 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) | £117,000 |
| Land Transaction Tax (additional-home rates) | £38,450 |
| Legal fees | £1,800 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Total cash in | £157,850 |
Land Transaction Tax: £38,450
| £0 – £180,000 | 5% | £9,000 |
| £180,000 – £250,000 | 8.5% | £5,950 |
| £250,000 – £400,000 | 10% | £15,000 |
| £400,000 – £468,000 | 12.5% | £8,500 |
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 | £10,344 |
| Mortgage payments (interest only, 5% on £351,000) | −£17,550 |
| Voids (5% of rent) | −£517 |
| Letting and management (10% of rent collected) | −£983 |
| Repairs and maintenance (8% of rent) | −£828 |
| Landlord insurance | −£350 |
| Cash flow before tax | −£9,883 (−£824 a month) |
- Gross yield
- 2.2%
- Net yield (before mortgage)
- 1.6%
- Return on cash in
- -6.3%
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 £118,217 or £101,911. 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 £118,217.
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