1-bed flat for sale in Grays RM20 — £140K | Dwelfy

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Cannot be let as it stands — fix that before any offer

You could not let it as it stands — and even with a tenant in it, it costs you £27 a month.

No rent at all can be collected until the EPC reaches E, so nothing on this page is reached by charging more. Price the work first, then decide what the property is worth to you with that spent.

Parsonage Road, Grays, Essex, RM20 · 418 sqft · £335/sqft

1 BED FLATListed 71d · ~2.5mo

£140,000

Why it works

Nothing counts in its favour while it cannot be let
Every figure that would go here — the return, the rent cover, the monthly profit — assumes a tenant can move in. Fix that first and this column is worth reading again.

Why to be cautious

Lease 64 years — some lenders will refuse it
Under 80 years, extending gets materially more expensive and many lenders decline entirely.The cost of extending should come off what you offer. Get a valuation before you commit.
Service charge unknown — could swing £100-300/mo
The listing does not state it, and on a flat it can be anything from £60 to £300 a month.It leaves before any rent does, whether or not anyone is living there. Ask the managing agent for the last two years, and whether major works are planned.
Floor area 418 sqft — small for the type
Below about 460 sqft many lenders apply extra conditions, and the resale pool narrows.It is a resale and financing consideration more than a letting one.
Monthly profit −£27/mo — small, and paying down the mortgage may make up for it
You would be topping it up every month, from your own income, for as long as you hold it.That can still be the plan if you are buying for capital growth — but it should be a decision, not a surprise. Try your own numbers →

What would have to be true?
No price fixes this while it cannot be let
No rent at all can be collected until the EPC reaches E, so nothing on this page is reached by charging more.
energy rating G

What will the rent borrow?
Nothing, until it can be let
A lender sizes the loan on the rent, and no rent may be collected here as it stands. The test below is worth running again once the EPC clears E — not before.
no rent to test

Is it a good location?
Grays, RM20
No schools in this postcode area and flood risk checking… — open for the map, the schools and the rest.
Article 4Not assessed for this address
postcode area, not this address

Which strategy wins?
None of them, while it cannot be let
Every way of running this is a way of letting it, and none may be let as it stands. Which one wins is worth ranking once the EPC clears E — not before.
no way of letting is available

What would you walk away with?
Nothing we can put a figure on, while it cannot be let
Five years of holding it is five years of rent plus a sale, and no rent may be collected here as it stands. The sums are worth running again once the EPC clears E.
no rent to project

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Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent).

You keep-£27/mo

All-in cash£97,502

PaybackNever

No rent at all can be collected until the EPC reaches E, so nothing on this page is reached by charging more.

Offer

Deposit

Mortgage rate

The dial above is the rate you would be quoted. Every figure on this page is worked at 6.50% — that rate plus a 0.75pp premium lenders add on a limited-company purchase.

Standard rental

Doing it up

Estimated, not surveyed — nobody has been inside.

More assumptions9

Mortgage term

Fixed for

Stress rate

Solicitor + survey

Lender fees

Insurance

Maintenance

Service charge

Ground rent

Where these figures came from13

Offer the asking price£140,000Asking price from listing

Deposit a typical assumption25%Standard 75% LTV for BTL

Mortgage rate a typical assumption5.75%5-year fixed at 75% LTV — 5.75% (as of 2026-09-14). 5.75% headline + 0.75pp limited-company product premium = 6.50% charged in this model.

Doing it up a typical figure, not a quote£50,102Per-property refurb estimate from the element rate-card model (£37,577–£70,143 range), VAT-inclusive

Mortgage term a general default, not this property25 yrs

Fixed for a typical assumption5 yrsFixed for 5 years (5-year fixed at 75% LTV); after the fix the projection charges the reversion rate — a stated assumption, not a forecast.

Stress rate a typical assumption7.50%The higher of 5.5% and your rate + 2 points (PRA SS13/16): 7.5%

Solicitor + survey a typical figure, not a quote£2,000Leasehold flat — £1,500 legal + £500 survey

Lender fees a typical figure, not a quote£3,1002% product fee on £105,000 loan + £1,000 booking fee

Insurance a typical figure, not a quote£20/moTypical BTL building+landlord cover for sub-£200K

Maintenance a typical figure, not a quote£67/moSemi/flat: £67/mo proxy

Service charge a typical figure, not a quote£150/moLeasehold fallback: £1,800/yr proxy — confirm with managing agent

Ground rent a typical figure, not a quote£25/moLeasehold fallback: £300/yr proxy — confirm in lease

These are this page’s own derivation notes, unedited. A figure marked a typical figure, not a quote is our model of a cost for a property of this kind in this area — not a price anybody has given you, and the first thing worth replacing with a real one.

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Bairstow Eves - Grays

01375 318024 View on portal

Asking price£140,000

You could not let it as it stands — and even with a tenant in it, it costs you £27 a month.

What will it cost me to buy?Breakdown£47,400 + refurb costs£12,400 of that never comes back — stamp duty, solicitor and lender fees.£47,400 to buy it~£50,102deposit · stamp duty · solicitor · feeswe haven’t been inside□ works not inspected

What would have to be true?No price fixes this while it cannot be letNo rent at all can be collected until the EPC reaches E, so nothing on this page is reached by charging more.■ energy rating G

What will the rent borrow?Nothing, until it can be letA lender sizes the loan on the rent, and no rent may be collected here as it stands. The test below is worth running again once the EPC clears E — not before.□ no rent to test

How big is it, really?The planThe plan and the advert, side by side 418 sq ftTwo figures for this house, and neither is a survey. Open for both.□ area off the floorplan — not a survey

Is it a good location?Open the mapGrays, RM20No schools in this postcode area and flood risk checking… — open for the map, the schools and the rest.Article 4Not assessed for this address■ postcode area, not this address

Which strategy wins?None of them, while it cannot be letEvery way of running this is a way of letting it, and none may be let as it stands. Which one wins is worth ranking once the EPC clears E — not before.□ no way of letting is available

What would you walk away with?Nothing we can put a figure on, while it cannot be letFive years of holding it is five years of rent plus a sale, and no rent may be collected here as it stands. The sums are worth running again once the EPC clears E.□ no rent to project

What would have to be true?
No price fixes this while it cannot be let
No rent at all can be collected until the EPC reaches E, so nothing on this page is reached by charging more.
energy rating G

What will the rent borrow?
Nothing, until it can be let
A lender sizes the loan on the rent, and no rent may be collected here as it stands. The test below is worth running again once the EPC clears E — not before.
no rent to test

Is it a good location?
Grays, RM20
No schools in this postcode area and flood risk checking… — open for the map, the schools and the rest.
Article 4Not assessed for this address
postcode area, not this address

Which strategy wins?
None of them, while it cannot be let
Every way of running this is a way of letting it, and none may be let as it stands. Which one wins is worth ranking once the EPC clears E — not before.
no way of letting is available

What would you walk away with?
Nothing we can put a figure on, while it cannot be let
Five years of holding it is five years of rent plus a sale, and no rent may be collected here as it stands. The sums are worth running again once the EPC clears E.
no rent to project