Quick guide
How to use this calculator
- Enter amounts from the same property scenario and use consistent periods and units.
- Use visitor-entered rates and allowances from your own documents rather than assuming a local rule.
- Review the component results and the calculator-specific decision boundary before acting.
Calculation method
Calculation method
Term economic cost = term rent + recurring property charges + non-refundable one-time costs − incentives; refundable security remains a separate cash exposure.
Entered fixed decimals remain exact through rational arithmetic. Planar distance outputs that require square roots use bounded numerical evaluation. Values round only for display, and unsupported or undefined states return an explicit message.
Worked example
Worked example
Five years starting at 60,000 rent with 3% annual increases, 15,000 annual charges, 50,000 one-time costs, and 20,000 incentives costs 423,548.15 before refundable security.
Term economic cost = term rent + recurring property charges + non-refundable one-time costs − incentives; refundable security remains a separate cash exposure.
Supported inputs
Precision and limits
International scope
No currency, market price, interest rate, tax, tenancy rule, planning code, lender policy, or measurement definition is supplied automatically.
Scenario, not a decision
Results are arithmetic scenarios from visitor-entered values—not an appraisal, loan approval, legal interpretation, planning determination, forecast, or professional recommendation.
Precision and privacy
Inputs accept bounded plain decimals and remain in this browser. The engine prevents invalid denominators and misleading non-finite results.
Calculator-specific boundary
Rent changes once between lease years. Tax, index reviews, recoverability, deposit return and lease enforceability are not inferred.
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