36/9, Calder Gardens, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh

Description

Looking for your next buy-to-let project? This two-bedroom Edinburgh flat deserves a look. With approximately 70 sq m of accommodation and plenty of work to get stuck into, it offers landlords and refurbishment buyers the chance to transform a tired property into a home for future tenants. Comprehensive refurbishment and specialist damp investigations are required, making it a project for buyers with the experience and budget to tackle the work properly. Once renovated and brought up to the required letting standards, it could become a useful addition to a long-term rental portfolio.

Accommodation

Approximately 70 sq m comprising a living room, separate kitchen, two bedrooms, bathroom and box room.

Location

Calder Gardens sits within the established Calders neighbourhood in west Edinburgh, with local shops, everyday amenities and a primary school beside the building. The wider west Edinburgh area offers shopping, leisure and employment facilities.

Tenure / Property Information

Tenure	Freehold
Occupancy	Vacant
EPC	A
Council Tax	Band A

Investment Analysis

No completed-sale comparables, GDV evidence or sufficiently specific rental evidence was supplied. The £55,000 guide is not a valuation. The stated 3.6% buyer/admin charge equals £1,980, before works and other possible fees.

Investment Snapshot

Guide Price

£55,000 plus fees

Strategy Recommendation

Treat as a refurbishment-led rental opportunity only if inspection, damp investigations, legal review and a detailed cost plan support the purchase.

Works Required

Comprehensive refurbishment, specialist damp investigations and works required to bring the approximately 70 sq m flat to required letting standards. No specific defects or work costs are evidenced.

Rental & Market Context

No sufficiently specific external rental comparable identified.

Potential BRRR Position

BRRR cannot be underwritten: GDV, rent, refurbishment costs and total project costs are unsupported. The known purchase price plus stated admin charge is £56,980 before works and other possible fees.

Buy-to-Let Analysis

BTL assessment cannot be quantified because no sufficiently specific rental evidence or auctioneer rent estimate was supplied. Comprehensive refurbishment and damp investigation costs are also unknown.

Flip Analysis

A flip assessment cannot be quantified without completed-sale comparables, supported GDV, refurbishment costs and selling-cost evidence.

Investor Risks & Due Diligence

• Comprehensive refurbishment is required.

• Specialist damp investigations are required.

• Refurbishment and damp-remediation costs are unknown.

• No sufficiently specific rental evidence was identified.

• Other legal, search, transfer and seller-cost disbursements may become payable.

Recommendation

Treat as a refurbishment-led rental opportunity only if inspection, damp investigations, legal review and a detailed cost plan support the purchase.

Strategy Rating

HB Rating

★★☆☆☆

Analysis Confidence

Confidence

Low

Only the guide price, property description, tenure, occupancy and stated admin charge are supplied; no comparables, rent, GDV or refurbishment budget is available.