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12 Sample Terrace, Cambridge

CB4 1AA · Cambridge

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Buy-to-Let

At a glance

Primary strategy Buy-to-Let Passed
Annual ROI
6.8%
Asking price
£285,000
Estimated monthly rent
£1,250/mo
Calculated GDV
£320,000
Maximum offer (MAO)
£248,000
Last registered sale
£210,000 Sold 12 Aug 2019
True market value (TMV)
£275,000
House type
Terraced
Bedrooms
3
Internal area
780 sq ft
Status
Active
Postcode
CB4 1AA
Equity
£75,000
Equity %
26.32%
Tenure
Leasehold
Lease years remaining
110
Flood risk
low
EPC rating
C

AI assessment

Cat 3 Unmodernised

Property summary

This three-bedroom terraced house in CB4 is listed at £285,000 with light refurb scope (condition category 3). Buy-to-let is the primary strategy: local rent evidence supports a maximum offer around £248,000 with projected ROI of 6.8% at that price. The last registered sale was £210,000 in 2019, giving strong equity versus today’s asking price. Environmental checks show low flood risk and EPC C, with room for efficiency upgrades after refurb.

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This property Sold comparables Rent comparables

Deal maths & valuation

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Metric Buy-to-Let Flip
True market value (TMV) £275,000 —
Purchase Legals £2,000 —
Listing asking price £285,000 —
Estimated rent (per month) £1,250 —
Stamp duty £8,500 —
Maximum allowable offer (MAO) £248,000 £220,000
Refurb Cost 12000 —
Mortgage Deposit £66,250 —
Annual Mortgage Interest £7,200 —
ROI 6.80% —

Strategy results

  • Buy-to-Let Primary Passed
    True market value (TMV)
    £275,000
    Purchase Legals
    £2,000
    Listing asking price
    £285,000
    Estimated rent (per month)
    £1,250
    Stamp duty
    £8,500
    Maximum allowable offer (MAO)
    £248,000
    Refurb Cost
    12000
    Mortgage Deposit
    £66,250
    Annual Mortgage Interest
    £7,200
    ROI
    6.80%
  • Flip Rejected
    Maximum allowable offer (MAO)
    £220,000
Sold comparables (3)
Long-let rent comparables (3)
Calculated numbers (7)
True market value (TMV)
£275,000

Based on 3 verified sales nearby, the typical market value is £275,000.

For context only — on a flip, your maximum offer comes from ARV and costs, not TMV.

Those sales pointed to a range of £265,000 to £290,000.

Maximum allowable offer (MAO)
£220,000

Maximum allowable offer (MAO) for Flip is worked backward from your strategy gates: we find the highest purchase price that still passes the required checks, capped at the listing asking price when needed.

Listing asking price: £285,000.

Backward-solved MAO: £220,000.

Purchase price in profit maths
£265,000

Purchase price used in the profit sum: £265,000.

Listing asking price
£285,000

Purchase price used in the profit sum: £265,000.

Comparable ROI (annual) (Buy-to-Let)
6.80%

ROI = (profit or cashflow ÷ total cash in the deal) × 100.

Calculated ROI for this run: 6.80%.

Comparable ROI (annual) for hold/rent strategies is already an annual figure.

Estimated rent (pcm)
£1,250

Estimated rent is the monthly rent figure used in buy-to-let maths for this run.

Monthly rent: £1,250 (£15,000 per year).

Stamp duty (purchase)
£8,500

Purchase stamp duty uses simplified HMRC-style bands for your saved buyer type — not tax advice.

Stamp duty on this purchase price: £8,500.

Environmental summary

Environmental assessment

Plain-English read on environmental risks and how they relate to your BTL rules.

Flood risk

ok

Low flood risk for this sample postcode sector.

So what for BTL: Standard insurance and lending assumptions apply.

EPC rating

warning

Rating C — room for efficiency upgrades after refurb.

So what for BTL: Factor potential upgrade costs into refurb budget.