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Mortgage stress test

Buy-to-let lenders size loans on rent, not just your deposit. Check whether the rent passes a typical interest cover test, and how much you could borrow against it.

Loan
Set the loan by

£150,000 loan

Lender test

The rate on the mortgage you're offered

Default: the higher of 5.5% or the product rate plus 2 points (6.5% now).

Interest cover required
Stressed ICR
123%
Max loan
£147,692
Rent needed
£1,016
All results

Results

Stress test

Fail

Rent is below 125% of the interest at the stress rate.

At the stress rate (6.5%)

123%

  • 125% fail

At the product rate (4.5%)

178%

  • 125% pass

Maximum loan

£147,692

The most this rent supports: 73.8% of the value.

£2,308 short

Rent needed

£1,016/mo

£16 a month more than you've entered.

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