QUICK LOOK BUY-TO-LET PHOTOS
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DEAL OVERVIEW
Deal Details | Figures |
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Purchase Price | £104,000 |
Year Purchased | 2025 |
Refurb Cost | £17,301 |
Annual Rent | £8,700 (£725 pcm) |
Gross Yield | 8.4% |
Total Cash Required | £56,896 |
Projected 5-Year Growth | £51,000* |
*Based on UK average growth since 1980 (ONS). Illustration only. |
REFURBISHMENT
SUMMARY
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Fully Managed Refurb Cost (Inc VAT): £17,301
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Duration: 4 weeks
SCOPE OF WORKS
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Clear waste, front-rear tidy, minor repairs
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Damp proofing, replastering, repainting, flooring refresh
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Roof repairs, gutter clearing, building-control structural works
WHY WE KEPT IT LIGHT
Certainty and progress. We stick to homes requiring minor works, reducing risk and unnecessary complications.
COST BREAKDOWN
Deal Details | Figures |
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Mortgage Deposit | £26,250 |
Fully Managed Refurb Cost (Inc VAT) | £11,421 |
Buying Costs | £14,745 |
Total Cash Required | £52,416 |
TIMELINE
We handled the moving parts throughout, with minimal input from the investor.
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Pre-offer checks: street selection, comparables, letting agent rent sense-check, refurb estimate
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Offer agreed and terms locked in
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Purchase progressed: conveyancing opened, lender valuation booked
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Surveys and checks completed, final refurb scope confirmed
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Keys received
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Light refurb completed (4 weeks)
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Lettings: marketed in advance, tenant moved in within 3 weeks of works finishing
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Management live: from tenant move-in
CLIENT OUTCOME
WHAT THE INVESTOR WANTED
Plan B income built from a Liverpool buy-to-let, with no refurb stress, confusion, or second-job demands.
WHAT HAPPENED
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Light refurb completed in 4 weeks
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Tenant secured within 3 weeks of completing refurb
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Fully managed from day one, investor did not need to visit
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The result: one more asset doing its job quietly in the background while they focus on work and family
WHY THIS PROPERTY INVESTMENT DEAL WORKED
The right house on the right street, with light works, set up to be low maintenance.
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Strong rental demand in Fazakerley, L9
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Fast turnaround to cashflow
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Fully hands-free for the investor
CHECKS WE DID (AND WHAT WE FIXED)
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Minor damp readings flagged - specialist report commissioned, scope agreed, and remedial works completed as part of the refurbishment.
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Rent level sense-checked with the letting agent - set at the right level and let quickly.
BEFORE AND AFTER GALLERY
Living Room
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Living room refurbished - walls and woodwork redecorated, bay, new wood-effect flooring fitted, and the space finished to a bright, clean, modern standard.
Entrance Hall
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Entrance hall refurbished - redecorated throughout with new flooring laid, creating a clean, bright first impression.
Garden
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Garden cleared and tidied - overgrowth removed, lawn cut back, and outdoor space left neat and manageable.
WANT RESULTS LIKE THIS?
If you want a boring, predictable Liverpool buy-to-let set up fully managed, book a call and we’ll map out the right next step.
DISCLAIMER
Info only, not advice. Figures are accurate at the time of purchase. “Projected 5-Year Growth” is an assumption-based illustration (ONS), not guaranteed. Values, rents and returns can rise or fall.