Autumn Budget 2026: 7 Weeks to Act on Confirmed Tax Changes
The Autumn Budget is confirmed for 28 October 2026. Seven weeks. Some of what it will contain is already in statute. Some of it is newspaper speculation.
Read articleHMRC Claws Back £104m from Landlords in 2025-26 Tax Crackdown
HMRC published figures last week showing it recovered £104 million from UK landlords in 2025/26 through its Let Property Campaign, a voluntary disclosure scheme for undeclared rental income.
Read articleMTD Quarterly Deadline: UK Landlords Must File by 7 August 2026
HMRC has written to 864,000 sole traders and landlords with a message that most people have not yet acted on. The first Making Tax Digital quarterly update is due by 7 August 2026. That is thirteen days away.
Read articleBTL Landlords Are Pivoting to Commercial in 2026. Should You?
Propertymark's Q2 2026 Commercial Outlook contains a line that should catch the attention of any residential landlord watching their net income fall year on year.
Read articleUK Mansion Tax 2028: HVCTS and What BTL Investors Must Know
The government published its consultation on the High Value Council Tax Surcharge on 19 May 2026. The consultation closes in ten days, on 14 July 2026. Most landlords haven't read it.
Read articleLandlord Ltd Company Accounts: The P&L Filing Change Coming in 2028
Companies House confirmed on 9 June 2026 that the way landlord limited companies file accounts is changing permanently from April 2028.
Read articleShort-Term Let Registration England 2026: C5 Rules Guide
When the Furnished Holiday Lettings tax regime ended on 6 April 2025, the story was the income tax hit. Capital allowances gone, Business Asset Disposal Relief gone, Section 24 applying for the first time.
Read articleProperty Income Tax 22%/42%/47%: Landlord Guide to April 2027
The Finance Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 18 March 2026.
Read articleFurnished Holiday Let Tax 2026: Sell, Convert or Stay?
The Furnished Holiday Lettings regime ended on 6 April 2025. Around 127,000 owners across England, Scotland and Wales were registered as qualifying FHL landlords in the final year of the regime.
Read articleStamp Duty At 5%: One Year On, BTL Maths Has Changed
Eighteen months ago, the BTL stamp duty surcharge sat at 3%. Today it's 5%. The change went through on 31 October 2024 with effect from midnight the same day, which left buyers mid-deal scrambling.
Read article220,000 Landlord Exits: Why 80% of BTL Is Now Corporate
Pepper Money published the numbers in April: 220,000 rental homes are expected to leave England's private rented sector this year.
Read articleMaking Tax Digital Is Live: UK Landlords Have Until 7 August
The biggest change to UK self-assessment tax since 1997 went live six weeks ago, and most landlords I know haven't fully dealt with it. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is now law.
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