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Summarise a Buy-to-Let Mortgage Illustration
A buy-to-let illustration looks fine until you do the yield maths, which is exactly the bit most people skip. This pulls the core numbers, loan, LTV, initial rate, monthly interest-only payment, revert rate, total cost, then works the yield against your estimated rent. You find out if the deal is viable or just a way to lose money slowly with a tenant in it.
<context> You have received a mortgage illustration for a buy-to-let property purchase and need to assess whether the deal is financially viable before proceeding. </context> <task> **Step 1: Extract the core numbers** Identify: loan amount, LTV percentage, initial interest rate, monthly interest-only payment, revert rate, and total cost over the initial period. **Step 2: Calculate yield viability** Using [estimated monthly rental income], calculate whether the rental yield covers the mortgage interest at a 125% or 145% stress test. **Step 3: Assess fees and true cost** Add arrangement fee, valuation fee, and legal costs to arrive at the true upfront cost. State the APR in plain terms. **Step 4: Summarise the risk** Identify the two biggest risks if rental income drops or interest rates rise further. </task> <output_format> - Step outputs with clear numbers - A viability verdict: Go / Proceed with caution / Reconsider </output_format>
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