Property Investment Glossary

You can follow the links below for detailed explanations of common property, rental, buy-to-let and investment terminology.

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Term Description Link
Buy-to-let Yield Measures rental income vs property value Read more »
Buy-to-let ROI (Return On Investment) Calculates overall return on investment Read more »
Loan to Value (LTV) Ratio of loan amount to property value Read more »
Rental Cover Ratio of rental income to mortgage payments Read more »
Interest Cover Ratio (ICR) Rental income coverage over interest payments Read more »
Stamp Duty Tax on property sales Read more »
Stress Rate Interest rate used in affordability tests Read more »
Section 24 Tax legislation affecting mortgage interest relief Read more »