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Let rooms to separate tenants who share a kitchen or bathroom. Pre-filled for 21, Appletree Lane; change anything.
Reading rates, 2026–27, a month: shared room £392 · 1 bed £850 · 2 beds £1,095 · 3 beds £1,300 · 4 beds £1,654. The most housing support a tenant on benefits can get here; a guide to the bottom of the market.
We have no HMO Article 4 data for this council, so we cannot say. Check with the council. HMO guide
| Deposit (25% of price) | £104,000 |
| Stamp Duty Land Tax (additional-home rates) | £31,600 |
| Legal fees | £1,800 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Total cash in | £138,000 |
| £0 – £125,000 | 5% | £6,250 |
| £125,000 – £250,000 | 7% | £8,750 |
| £250,000 – £416,000 | 10% | £16,600 |
Additional-home rates, as checked in October 2026. Buying through a company, or replacing your main home, can change this. Stamp duty calculator
| Rent (4 rooms x £490 a month) | £23,520 |
| Mortgage payments (interest only, 5% on £312,000) | −£15,600 |
| Voids (5% of rent) | −£1,176 |
| Letting and management (10% of rent collected) | −£2,234 |
| Repairs and maintenance (8% of rent) | −£1,882 |
| Landlord insurance | −£350 |
| Bills you pay (energy, water, broadband, council tax) | −£5,400 |
| Cash flow before tax | −£3,122 (−£260 a month) |
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 £268,800 or £231,724. 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