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Stamp Duty Calculator For The UK (2023)

Dec 14, 2022
| Single Property Landlords

You might have to pay Stamp Duty if you buy a residential property in England or Northern Ireland that costs more than a certain amount, or if you buy a piece of land that costs more than that amount....

How To Handle Property Losses & Their Related Tax Concerns

Interest Only Mortgage Calculator

Dec 13, 2022
| 2 or more Property Landlords

Many landlords who invest in buy-to-let properties have interest-only mortgages, and there are a number of good reasons for this. The purchase of a buy-to-let property is usually for the purposes of i...

How Does The Mini-Budget Affect Landlords?

Sep 26, 2022
| 2 or more Property Landlords

How the mini-budget affects UK landlords & our outlook on what this means for the UK property market. Table of Contents: Overall Summary Key points from the mini-budget Stamp Duty Land Tax Persona...

What Is A Declaration of Trust?

Sep 18, 2022
| Single Property Landlords

If you are in the process of creating a deed of trust then you will want to know more about just what this entails, the potential tax benefits and who you need to consult in the process of creating th...

Rental Income Tax Guide

Aug 21, 2022
| 2 or more Property Landlords

When you let property, you are in receipt of rental income and in most cases, you will need to declare this to HMRC and pay any tax due. The actual tax on rental income will be either nothing, 20%, 40...

A Complete Guide To Tax For Landlords

Aug 1, 2022
| 2 or more Property Landlords

If you are a landlord with less than 10 properties, which you are letting out in the UK, then this guide will give you a thorough grasp of the basics of property tax and capital gains tax in the UK. W...

Property Investment Company and Inheritance Tax

May 13, 2022
| Inheritance Tax

Set up correctly a property investment company can save you income tax, obtain full tax relief of mortgage interest, inheritance tax and a host of other tax planning opportunities. Here we examine how...

Tax advisor saves top rate taxpayer £15,600 per annum

May 13, 2022
| Limited Companies

Rent to rent is where a property is let to another party who then let the property out to tenants. There are pro’s and cons to this arrangement but our focus here as the tax advisor was on the tax sav...

Property Investment Company

May 5, 2022
| Capital Gains Tax

If you’re thinking about investing in property and wondered whether a Property Investment Company may be the way forward, read on.

Buying property through a limited company- what are the tax savings?

Apr 21, 2022
| Limited Companies

At UK Landlord Tax we often get asked by clients whether or not they should buy their rental property via a limited company instead of in their own personal name. The main driver for this conversation...

What has the Spring Statement done for landlords?

Mar 24, 2022
| 2 or more Property Landlords

So what has the Spring Statement done for landlords? In short, not much. Indirectly, the measure to cut the VAT on materials such as solar panels, heat pumps and insulation will help if you were think...

The Rental Property Allowance

Mar 18, 2022
| Single Property Landlords

Can you benefit from the £1,000 property allowance? If you have income from land and property, you may be able to take advantage of the property allowance. This allowance can be used in various ways. ...

Air BnB and post covid

Feb 1, 2022
| Airbnb Landlords

Furnished Holiday lets – non-compliance of the rules – implications post covid. Of the sectors of the UK economy affected by the pandemic, it has been the travel and tourism sector that ha...

Thinking of incorporating a Partnership to save Stamp Duty on buy to let property? Don’t do it

Dec 9, 2021
| Company News

Do you have an existing property portfolio that you want to put into a Limited Company? Have you been told by many different notorious websites that you could create a Partnership and then incorporate...

Tax benefits of electric cars for landlords

Dec 2, 2021
| 2 or more Property Landlords

Specialist tax accountant, Simon Thandi looks at the impact of the recent tax changes when property businesses acquire electric vehicles. In particular the impact on property investors that hold their...

Reporting income from property for 2020/21

Dec 2, 2021
| Single Property Landlords

The deadline for filing the 2020/21 self-assessment tax return online is 31 January 2022. If you received income from property, you may need to tell HMRC about it on your return. There are designated ...

Why you should use a property tax accountant

Nov 5, 2021
| 2 or more Property Landlords

Why use a specialist property tax accountant? It’s a question we get asked regularly and one you may have thought about. The short answer is if you speak to the right property tax specialist you shoul...

Business Asset Rollover Relief and Air BnB

Oct 8, 2021
| Airbnb Landlords

Air BnB Furnished holiday lettings have a number of tax advantages compared to standard residential lets. One of the key ones is the availability of business asset rollover relief. This enables furnis...

SDLT and shared ownership

Oct 8, 2021
| Legal

Shared ownership can enable an individual to own a stake in a property where they would not otherwise be able to get on the housing ladder. As with other property purchases, stamp duty land tax (SDLT)...

Family Investment Company, Inheritance tax and freezing value

Oct 6, 2021
| Company News

Family Investment Company (FIC) Reducing inheritance tax on residential property is a major concern for landlords. By using a family investment company structure you may be able to mitigate the IHT li...

Making Tax Digital (MTD) delayed to 2024

Sep 24, 2021
| 2 or more Property Landlords

The government has delayed the start of Making Tax Digital (MTD) to 6 April 2024. In a written statement to the House of Commons on 23 September 2021, it was announced that MTD for income tax self-as...

New AirBnB furnished holiday lets – Applying the test

Sep 24, 2021
| Airbnb Landlords

As an Air BnB accountants the taxation of furnished holiday lettings offers some unique tax-saving opportunities. All business must start at some point, and a furnished holiday lettings (FHLs) busines...

Wear and tear allowances for your Buy to Let

Sep 23, 2021
| Single Property Landlords

Wear and tear allowances Claiming wear and tear allowances has now changed. In a furnished let, wear and tear of domestic items is inevitable. There will come a time when the landlord will need to pro...

Furnished holiday lettings and interest costs

Sep 23, 2021
| Airbnb Landlords

We often get asked about the tax treatment of interest on Furnished Holiday Lettings (FHL). As specialist furnished holiday lettings accountants, here we focus on the tax treatment of mortgage interes...

What Property Expenses Can You Claim As A Landlord?

Aug 20, 2021
| 2 or more Property Landlords

This property expenses guide covers many types of expenses that you can claim as a landlord in detail. The list of these topics can be found below. By clicking on any of these links, you will be taken...

How to File Non Resident UK Company Tax Return

Aug 20, 2021
| Limited Companies

New changes for the Non Resident UK company tax return Non resident UK company tax return filing is changing. A Non resident UK company that owns UK rental property is now well into the filing of its...

Should I buy rental property through a limited company?

Apr 8, 2021
| 2 or more Property Landlords

We won’t sit on the fence here: in most cases, for higher-rate taxpayers, buying rental property through a limited company does make sense.

How to approach HMRC about property tax problems

Mar 31, 2021
| 2 or more Property Landlords

In many ways, HMRC has become much easier to deal with in recent decades. Its officials seem more willing to talk and to give advice – and often more flexible. At the same time, any landlord contactin...