Yield calculation for leasehold property
How to calculate true yield on a leasehold acquisition, including ground rent, service charge, lease length, and extension costs.
What this guide covers
- Gross vs net yield
- Ground rent and service charge
- Lease length as a yield factor
- Lease extension cost
- When leasehold is a yield trap
- When leasehold is a yield opportunity
Why this matters
This is part of Rapideal's ongoing investor education programme. Matched-only marketplaces like Rapideal generate off-market deal flow that you won't see on Rightmove or Zoopla. The topics in this guide reflect questions we hear from our investor network every week — the kind of underwriting detail that determines whether a deal makes money or doesn't.
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