Rental Yield Calculator
Work out the gross and net rental yield on a buy-to-let property from the purchase price, monthly rent, your annual running costs and expected void weeks.
Estimate only. This is an indicative estimate, not financial advice. Actual returns depend on financing, taxation, void periods and property value changes — speak to a mortgage broker or financial adviser before investing.
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Your gross yield, net yield and annual income appear here as you type.
How rental yield is calculated
Gross yield is your annual rent divided by the property price, expressed as a percentage — it's the quickest way to compare properties but ignores every cost of actually owning one. Net yield is more realistic: it takes your annual rent, subtracts your running costs (letting agent or management fees, maintenance and repairs, landlord insurance, and any ground rent or service charge on a leasehold flat), and also deducts an allowance for void weeks — the weeks each year the property sits empty between tenants — before dividing by the property price. Neither figure accounts for mortgage interest, so a highly-geared purchase can have a healthy net yield but a poor actual cash return; for that, use the Buy-to-Let Calculator, which models the mortgage and tax as well.