Question
What this page helps answer
Create a simple affordability screen before speaking to a lender, with repayments at several interest-rate scenarios.
Use it when you want to screen a property decision before speaking to a lender, surveyor, conveyancer, adviser, or agent.
- Open the live tool when you want the calculation or utility output.
- Review the notes and assumptions before relying on the answer.
- Use related links when this question leads to another calculation.
Inputs
Information to have ready
For this page, the most useful inputs to check are main income, second income, monthly debts, deposit, income multiple, interest rate, and term.
Check property value, location, area, tenure, tax year, rates year, fees, cost ranges, mortgage assumptions, and whether current rules apply.
- Check main income before using the result.
- Check second income before using the result.
- Check monthly debts before using the result.
- Check deposit before using the result.
- Check income multiple before using the result.
- Check interest rate before using the result.
Result
How to interpret the answer
Use the estimate to compare scenarios and identify questions to confirm. Legal, mortgage, tax, and surveying advice can change the final answer.
The live tool is designed for quick comparison: change one assumption, rerun the estimate, and compare the movement before making a decision.
- Look for the headline result first.
- Use charts and detailed rows to understand what drives the answer.
- Save, share, or export the result where the linked tool supports it.