Holiday lets – Business rates or council tax?
Landlords letting holiday accommodation may be able to pay business rates rather than council tax on their property. This will generally be cheaper, and if …
SDLT and linked transactions
Special rules apply for stamp duty land tax (SDLT) purposes where there is more than one sale and purchase between the same buyer and seller. …
Incorporating your property business
Running a property business through a limited company has become increasingly popular, not least because the rate of corporation tax paid on profits will generally …
Relief for FHL losses post April 2025
From 6 April 2025 onwards, furnished holiday lettings are treated for tax purposes in the same way as other residential lets, and residential lets and …
ATED returns for 2025/2026
The annual tax on enveloped dwellings (ATED) is a tax that is payable mostly by non-natural persons (mostly companies) owning UK residential property valued at …
Looking ahead to MTD for landlords
The way that many landlords will report details of their income and expenses to HMRC is changing from April 2026 onwards. This is when Making …
End your FHL business by 5 April to benefit
The favourable tax regime that applies to landlords letting furnished holiday accommodation comes to an end on 5 April 2025. For 2025/26 and later tax …
What counts as agricultural property for APR?
Farmers have been hitting the headlines of late following the October 2024 Budget announcement that the rate of agricultural property relief and business property relief …
Relief for interest on mixed residential and commercial properties
The way in which unincorporated landlords obtain relief for interest depends on the nature of the property that they let. Where the property is a …
Reporting residential property gains
Owners of investment properties and second homes may decide to sell up for a variety of reasons. They may wish to take advantage of a …
Beat the SDLT deadline
There is a stamp duty land tax (SDLT) deadline on the horizon – from 1 April 2025, there are changes to both the residential SDLT …
FHL – finance and investment cost relief from April 2025
Landlords letting furnished holiday accommodation have hitherto enjoyed a range of tax benefits, including the ability to deduct interest and finance costs in full when …
