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A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

HM Revenue and Customs says that its latest data - one week ahead of the January 31 Self Assessment deadline -...

There are now fewer than 35 days until self employed workers - including many landlords - will need to submit their...

Thousands of Britons earning from letting their spare room or using parts of their home on platforms like Airbnb could be...

A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...

A prominent tax consultancy says landlords who transferred their rental properties in a company in 2017/18 are being targeted by HMRC. It’s...

HM Revenue and Customs has provided answers to the top five questions asked on the Self Assessment helpline.  Do I need to fill...

Good news for landlords earning under £30,000 a year - they will not have to use the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...

HMRC has produced this material for landlords concerned at the prospect of self-assessment  - What is Self Assessment and why do I need...

Landlords grappling with tax returns have been given some advice - file them sooner, rather than later. Data analysed by business consultancy...

HMRC has prepared a guide to landlords’ and other property professionals’ self-assessment.  Here’s the guide in its entirety. - The year is flying by...

HMRC has recently launched a renewed investigation into Airbnb hosts, with the site compelled to share earnings data to assist in...

This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to explain the benefits of submitting their 2022 to...

Landlords have again become the focus of HMRC. The government department is currently using data from rent deposit schemes to assess...

With the ever-changing landscape of the lettings industry and legislation, being a landlord can be a minefield. So many individuals view...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising landlords worried about red tape to use letting agents. Neil Cobbold, managing director of rental payment service...

A tax expert has set out top tips for landlords as they embark on a new financial year. Mike Parkes, tax expert...

A prominent property industry figure says he backs higher council tax for unlet and vacant second homes but warns that Airbnb...

It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...

The consumer service Which? Has taken the unusual approach of setting out a 12 point guide to landlords about how to...

Landlords making self-assessment tax returns may already be starting to sweat - the deadline is midnight on January 31. Overall - landlords...

If you’re looking to make some extra cash in 2023 as the cost of living continues to bite, you may consider...

The government has accepted arguments put forward by landlords and accountancy groups, and delayed a key deadline for compulsory digital tax returns. A...

HMRC is targeting residential landlords who it suspects are not declaring their full rental income, warns tax advisory service Kreston Reeves. The...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to complete accurate and timely tax returns. A spokesperson says:...

An influential new report wants higher taxes for landlords letting holiday properties. The Office for Tax Simplification - a division of HM...

HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...

If you’re counting the days until you’ll get help with runaway price rises, it helps to know exactly how many days...

HMRC is seeing substantial delays in the processing of self assessment tax returns, it’s being claimed.  A company called RIFT Tax Refunds...

Tax experts have warned HMRC not to add to the burden of red tape already falling on landlords. The Chartered Institute of...

The Airbnb market in the UK is booming.  Before the pandemic there was over 223 thousand active listings on Airbnb in the...

A personal finance app says it’s teamed up with a new technology firm to provide a service helping landlords prepare for...

A tax consultancy has produced tips for those faced with the self-assessment tax filing deadline of next Monday - and who...

Landlords who make tax returns on their investment properties via VAT-registered companies must sign up to the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...

Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, writes: The government has announced extra breathing space for anyone who hasn’t...

With 2022 just hours away, here’s a reminder of two tax changes that will directly affect landlords next year - and...

It’s likely that you’ll have something festive lined up over the Christmas period, but in case not - here are a...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget has made one small but welcome change to Capital Gains Tax.  For those selling UK residential property, including...

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...

Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...

A local council is one of the first to be offering new Go Green Grants to landlords to improve energy efficiency...

A tax expert is warning professional and amateur landlords that if they switch from conventional rentals to Airbnb-style short lets for...

Propertymark wants to hear about examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement from the ARLA wing...

A platform claims it allows buy to let landlords to set up limited companies within 30 minutes, through which they can...

The government’s much-hyped ‘tax day’ yesterday had - by comment consent - an underwhelming impact on the property sector. However, one tax...

A portfolio management platform has launched an Open Banking integration for landlords. The Open Banking concept as it applies to the rental...

A survey conducted for a mortgage broker suggests one in six landlords is unaware that 2019-2020 - tax assessments for which...

Advice from a tax software consultancy suggests that landlords must declare Coronavirus grants in future tax returns, including the next self-assessment...

Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...

An accountancy firm is warning Airbnb landlords they may be investigated following a decision by the short lets platform to share data...

It has been just over a month since changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule came into force and...

The government has unveiled plans for the completion of the rollout of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme, with the scheme...

The new tax year got underway earlier this week, bringing with it a new set of rules. Since April 2017, the amount...

From this month, HMRC has enacted legislation requiring UK residents to submit capital gains tax (CGT) returns, as well as pay any...

HMRC has re-issued brief guidance on Making Tax Digital (MTD) for landlords and sole traders who will eventually be required to...

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2019 has come and gone, however,...

The number of properties and rooms available to book on Airbnb has soared in major UK cities, as landlords, local families...

The tax return deadline when filing your online Self Assessment for the tax year ending 5 April 2019 is just over...

It is that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including...

The tax return deadline when filing your online Self Assessment for the tax year ending 5 April 2019 is less than...

It’s becoming more and more popular for landlords in the UK to buy properties through limited companies, rather than as individuals....

Every year is the same. Come tax season, landlords all over the UK find themselves confused when filing a self assessment...

Landlords are being invited to take part in a survey in relation to the existing tax system.  The study, which is being...

If as a landlord you are already in the self-assessment tax system then you may be due to pay your payment...

Buy-to-let landlords, property investors and second home owners are being urged to beware of a ‘dramatic change’ to the existing capital...

Returns for private landlords have dropped in recent years, while strong returns have instead come from investing in corporate residential landlords, according...

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2018 has come and gone,...

With the 31 January deadline for the 2017/18 self assessment tax returns just days away, Blick Rothenberg offers some last minute...

It is that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including...

Investors have long turned to residential property as a means of supplementing their income, supported by strong demand from tenants and...

It’s that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including buy-to-let...

When you rent out property you may have to pay tax. But the rules on paying tax on rental income can...

It’s meant to be a time of good cheer, relaxation and celebration, but for many, Christmas is stressful, not least for...

Draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let investors will leave many private landlords with little alternative but to evict tenants and sell...

Several ideas have been floated as potential proposals in this month’s Budget, including financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. But...

A new guide to help brokers navigate recent and upcoming tax changes with their landlord clients’ has been launched by Accord...

If as a landlord you are not yet in the self-assessment tax system then you need to register for tax self-assessment...

The Bank of England’s decision to raise the interest rate yesterday, from 0.5% to 0.75%, will increase the interest costs of...

If as a landlord you are already in the self-assessment tax system then you may be due to pay your payment...

Many buy-to-let landlords in the UK are often overwhelmed with confusion and fear whenever discussing or thinking about tax, as it...

With the new tax year approaching, now is a good time to get your tax affairs up to date, and to...

Who are you? Will Handley, CEO of HomeRenter What does it say on your business card? CEO and Co-founder What is HomeRenter? HomeRenter’s mission is to...

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2017 has come and gone, but almost...

With the 31 January deadline for the 2016/17 self assessment tax returns almost upon us, Blick Rothenberg offers some last minute...

Buy-to-let landlords will still benefit from £16.7bn worth of tax relief, based on claims from the latest year’s tax returns, even...

It’s that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including buy-to-let...

As we prepare ourselves for the New Year, the chances are you, along with plenty of other people, have big plans for...

But-to-let landlords are adapting to ongoing restrictions to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgage interest, with almost half of all landlords having...

The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an adverse impact on private landlords, especially the smaller players, over the...

The government yesterday announced a U-turn on the extent of the 'Making Tax Digital' requirements, and the move has been warmly...

Thousands of private landlords could be unfairly pushed in to a higher tax bracket following the introduction of new taxation rules...

Very few of us enjoy filling in a tax return. But here are a few suggestions put forward by London based...

With the new tax year upon us - it’s time for some of you to start getting into better habits to...

A London based landlord has been given a suspended two-year prison sentence for tax fraud, following a Revenue and Customs investigation...