The Deal Score, and why it is computed after tax
Nine weighted components, each carrying its own reasoning, scored on profit after tax and capped by hard gates. A pre-tax score flatters every deal, and…
2026-10-20 · 4 min read
Real deals run through the engine: the costs, the tax, the stress tests, and the ones we turned down.
Nine weighted components, each carrying its own reasoning, scored on profit after tax and capped by hard gates. A pre-tax score flatters every deal, and…
2026-10-20 · 4 min read
Nine scenarios move the value, the works, the rate and the timeline — one at a time, then together. Only single-factor losses cap the score, because a deal…
2026-10-20 · 4 min read
Sell, refinance and hold, rent, or assign — every way out of a property costed side by side and after tax. A deal with one exit is a bet on that exit; a deal…
2026-10-20 · 4 min read
The highest price at which a deal still works is computed from the same engine that scores it, so it cannot drift during a conversation. An offer below…
2026-10-20 · 4 min read
Every cost, the transfer tax and the stress tests on figures you supply, with no account and nothing tracked. It returns buyer-side arithmetic, not a Deal…
2026-10-20 · 4 min read
The headline discount ignores stamp duty, finance, works and selling costs. True discount counts every pound deployed, and it is almost always worse.
2026-08-01 · 5 min read