There is no rent on file for this address, so nothing here can be priced from one.

What if I change my assumptions?The dials

At the asking price, 25% deposit, 6.50% charged

Change any of these 16 and every card on this page changes with it. The 6.50% is the 5.75% quoted plus a company premium.

No rent is recorded for this address, so nothing here can be priced from one. Put a rent you believe into the calculator and every figure below moves with it.

□ no rent on file

What will it cost me to buy?Breakdown

£47,100 + refurb costs

£12,100 of that never comes back — stamp duty, solicitor and lender fees.

£47,100 to buy it

~£19,093

deposit · stamp duty · solicitor · feeswe haven’t been inside

□ works not inspected

What would have to be true?The search

No offer makes this pay

Even at £84,000 — well below the £140,000 asked — the rent still does not cover the costs. The gap is the rent against the running costs, not the price, so negotiating does not close it.

◧ worked back from the rent■ stamp duty re-bandedtested down to £84,000

Who has to say yes?Council record

Wolverhampton council approves 65% — 48% on a cautious reading

A council-wide rate across 34 HMO decisions, not a forecast for this address.

65%

0%50%100%

never approvesalways approves

the band is the cautious reading of the same 34 decisions — as low as 48%

■ Article 4 — planning permission requireddecision record held for this authority

How big is it, really?The working

One figure, and nothing checking it 1,151 sq ft

Only the agent’s figure exists for this house. Open for what that means.

□ area unchecked — agent’s own

Is it a good location?Open the map

Wolverhampton, WV1 2BG

1 of 5 schools in this postcode area rated Good or Outstanding and flood risk checking… — open for the map, the schools and the rest.

Article 4Planning permission required to let by the room

■ postcode area, not this address

What could kill thisThe checks

The council here has taken away the automatic right to rent this out by the room

You would have to apply for permission first, and the council can say no.

2 problems found · 1 came back clear · 6 we could not check

■ from the Article 4 maplisting last seen 16 Sep 2026

Which strategy wins?

No rent on file, so nothing can be ranked

No rent is recorded for this address, so nothing here can be priced from one. Put a rent you believe into the calculator and every figure below moves with it.

□ no market renta comparison needs a rent for every way of letting it

What would you walk away with?The five-year sums

−£56,835 after five years on the cash you put in, before tax on the sale

Less than the same cash would have made in a savings account, after tax on the interest. The savings account’s capital is not at risk; the property’s is. A fall of about 29% in the price would leave nothing from a sale after selling costs, and you would still owe the lender any shortfall. That is the £66,193 you put in. The 5-year fix runs past this 5-year hold, so the rate reset comes after it.

◧ 2.0%/yr growth assumed