51 Badger Close, Hounslow, Middlesex

Description

A two bedroom second and third floor flat. The property forms part of a purpose built block of non standard construction. In need of modernisation. Vacant.

Accommodation

Second Floor - Entrance Hallway, Reception Room, Kitchen. Third Floor - Two Bedrooms, WC, Bathroom.

Location

Located on Badger Close, accessed off Chinchilla Drive. Shopping facilities can be found nearby along Bath Road and to a further extent in the centre of Hounslow. Recreational amenities of Beaversfield Park and Lampton Park are both easily accessible. Transport connections are excellent with several bus stops, underground stations and access to Heathrow Airport. Transport Hounslow West - Piccadilly.

Tenure / Property Information

Investment Analysis

No completed-sale comparables, valuation evidence or GDV estimate has been supplied. The £120,000 guide is not a market valuation. The flat is vacant, leasehold and requires modernisation; the new 990-year lease is subject to the legal pack. Non-standard construction may affect mortgageability and resale, but no further evidence is provided.

Investment Snapshot

Strategy Recommendation

Do not bid on the current evidence alone. Obtain the legal pack, inspect the non-standard construction and secure independent flat-specific rental, valuation and refurbishment assessments before considering a BTL or resale strategy.

Works Required

Modernisation of the flat, based only on the stated need for modernisation. The scope, condition, services and specification require inspection and review of the legal pack; no detailed works allowance is supported.

Rental & Market Context

Potential BRRR Position

A BRRR assessment cannot be completed because no GDV, refurbishment budget, service-charge information, finance assumptions or mortgageability evidence has been supplied. The non-standard construction and leasehold/legal-pack provisions require particular lender and solicitor review.

Buy-to-Let Analysis

The supplied £2,800 pcm figure is an advertised asking rent for a two-bedroom Hounslow property, not achieved rent and not confirmed as directly comparable to this flat. Annualised asking rent is £33,600, producing a theoretical 28.0% gross yield against the £120,000 guide only. This should not be relied upon until a flat-specific rental appraisal, service charge and other holding costs are verified.

Flip Analysis

A flip appraisal cannot be completed without completed-sale comparables or a supported GDV, refurbishment cost, transaction-cost allowance and selling-cost allowance. The guide price alone does not establish resale profitability.

Investor Risks & Due Diligence

• Non-standard construction may restrict mortgageability, valuation and resale.

• The supplied rent is an advertised asking rent and is not confirmed for this flat or as an achieved rent.

• The property requires modernisation, but no detailed condition report or refurbishment budget is available.

• Buyer fees, VAT and possible seller charges are unspecified.

• The new 990-year lease and associated terms require legal-pack review.

• Service charge, ground rent, council tax and parking information are not supplied.

• The property is vacant, so there is no passing rental income.

Recommendation

Do not bid on the current evidence alone. Obtain the legal pack, inspect the non-standard construction and secure independent flat-specific rental, valuation and refurbishment assessments before considering a BTL or resale strategy.

Strategy Rating

Analysis Confidence

Only the guide price, basic property description, lease information and one non-specific advertised rental listing are supplied. There are no sold comparables, detailed condition report, costs, service charges, GDV or legal-pack findings.