noun phrase · academic
rental yield
UK/ˈrɛnt(ə)l jiːld/US/ˈrɛn(t)əl jild/REN·tal YIELD
The annual return from renting a property, usually expressed as a percentage of the property's value.
Examples
“Investors compare rental yield across neighbourhoods before buying.”
“The gross rental yield doesn't account for maintenance and taxes.”
“Despite high capital growth, the city's rental yields remain low.”
Band 8 sentence
“Even in markets with strong capital appreciation, prudent investors still check the rental yield before committing funds.”
Collocations
- gross rental yield
- net rental yield
- rental yield on a property
Word family
Common mistakes
rental income→rental yield
yield of rent→rental yield
Say it for a higher band
5rent income→6rental return→7+rental yield
Synonyms
rental return
Easily confused
rate of return
“Investors compare rental yield with the overall rate of return before buying property.”
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