If you’re considering purchasing a Buy to Let Investment Property, it’s imperative you understand how to calculate Return on Investment or ROI.

Put simply the formula to work from is Annual Rent divided by Purchase Price multiplied by 100 = ROI %.

Generally, a 5-8% Return on Investment is desirable with most clients looking for a minimum of a 5% return.

Return on investment Rental pcm £400.00 £450.00 £500.00 £550.00 £600.00 £650.00 £700.00 £750.00 £800.00 £850.00 £900.00 £950.00 £1000.00
Purchase price
£80,000 6% 6.8% 7.5% 8.3% 9% 9.8% 10.5% 11.3% 12%
£90,000 5.3% 6% 6.6% 7.3% 8% 8.7% 9.3% 10% 10.6% 11.3%
£100,000 4.8% 5.4% 6% 6.6% 7.2% 7.8% 8.4% 9% 9.6% 10.2% 10.8%
£110,000 4.4% 4.9% 5.4% 6% 6.5% 7.1% 7.6% 8.2% 8.7% 9.3% 9.8% 10.4%
£120,000 4% 4.5% 5% 5.5% 6% 6.5% 7% 7.5% 8% 8.5% 9% 9.5% 10%
£130,000 4.2% 4.6% 5.1% 5.5% 6% 6.5% 6.9% 7.4% 7.8% 8.3% 8.8% 9.2%
£140,000 4.2% 4.7% 5.1% 5.6% 6% 6.4% 6.9% 7.3% 7.7% 8.1% 8.6%
£150,000 4.4% 4.8% 5.2% 5.6% 6% 6.4% 6.8% 7.2% 7.6% 8%
£160,000 4.5% 4.9% 5.3% 5.6% 6% 6.4% 6.8% 7.1% 7.5%
£170,000 4.6% 4.9% 5.3% 5.6% 6% 6.4% 6.7% 7.1%
£180,000 4.6% 5% 5.3% 5.7% 6% 6.3% 6.6%
£190,000 4.7% 5.1% 5.4% 5.7% 6% 6.3%
£200,00 4.8% 5.1% 5.4% 5.7% 6%

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