How to use the Property Investment Comparison Calculator: full video tutorial
Line up UK rental deals side by side on yield, cashflow and a deal comparison score over 10 years. Educational.
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Which deal is really better? This full guide walks you through the Property Clues Property Investment Comparison Calculator: every deal costed the same way, scored, ranked and projected forward with your own growth assumptions, with the tax band you actually pay.
What you'll learn
- How your tax band and Section 24 change cashflow after tax (or Corporation Tax for a limited company)
- Reading the deal comparison score, cashflow after tax, gross yield, cash-on-cash return and cash needed
- The 10-year projected total and total return on cash, and why the biggest total is not always the best use of cash
- Testing growth assumptions, and the rules to keep in mind (Renters' Rights Act, MTD, EPC, Section 24, stamp duty)
- Adding your own deals and saving the comparison
Chapters
- £97,412 or 89% on cash? (three example deals)
- Finding your way around
- Your tax band
- Reading the table
- Sorting and the summary cards
- Growth assumptions and the projection
- The map and the rules
- Adding your own deals
- Saving and recap
Figures in the video are a worked example. Property Clues tools are educational calculators and checklists, not financial, tax, mortgage or legal advice. Speak to a qualified adviser about your own situation. The voice in the video is AI-generated.