29 October 2026
The £250 net trap
A North East terrace 40% below its street still returns £80 a month. Here is the refinance maths that decides whether a discount is worth anything.
The blog — notes from the patch
What the numbers
actually said
Deals I screened, rents I checked, and the things that turned out to be wrong. Written down so you can check the working rather than take my word for it.
24 October 2026
What the rent actually was
Portal asking rents run well above what tenants sign for. A worked example from one street, and what it did to the yield.
21 October 2026
Three deals I did not send anyone
Every week I screen more than I send. Three properties that failed, and the specific number that killed each one.
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