For investors

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

  1. Gross vs net yield
  2. Ground rent and service charge
  3. Lease length as a yield factor
  4. Lease extension cost
  5. When leasehold is a yield trap
  6. 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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