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

What could kill thisThe checks

It is sold as a retirement-only home, not on ordinary terms

This is not an ordinary purchase, so none of the figures on this page describe it.

3 problems found · 1 came back clear · 3 we could not check · 2 do not apply to this property

■ from the listinglisting last seen 16 Sep 2026

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

£37,625 + refurb costs

£10,125 of that never comes back — stamp duty, solicitor and lender fees.

£37,625 to buy it

~£12,639

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

□ works not inspected

What would have to be true?

No recorded basis for the rent to work from

Every price on this card is that rent inverted, and this row records no basis for its rent — not that the rent is wrong, but that we cannot show it was measured against nearby lettings. A price quoted to the £5,000 needs evidence we can point at.

□ rent basis not recorded

Is the price right?The deeds

Last sold for £235,000 in 2016

Nothing nearby is comparable, but asking is 53% less than the £235,000 paid for it in 2016.

□ this address’s own deeds, no comparable saleHM Land Registry Price Paid Data

How big is it, really?The plan

The plan and the advert, side by side 737 sq ft

Two figures for this house, and neither is a survey. Open for both.

□ area off the floorplan — not a survey

Is it a good location?Open the map

Stevenage, SG1 1AS

2 of 4 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

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

−£74,365 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 28% in the price would leave nothing from a sale after selling costs, and you would still owe the lender any shortfall. That is the £50,264 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