Glossary · Letting and yield
Repayment period
The number of years until the loan is fully repaid at the current instalment.
If the instalment only covers the interest, nothing is ever repaid. Scan my Home states that case openly, instead of leaving it hidden in the numbers. A short repayment period means a high instalment, a long one a low instalment.
Where it appears in the report
Repayment period appears in the report in the Yield chapter, together with the repayment schedule. Look at the sample report →
Common questions about it
What if the instalment only covers the interest?
Then the loan is never repaid, Scan my Home states that case openly.
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Last updated: 2026-09-07