Income from letting one or more rooms in your home can be tax free where rent-a-room relief applies. However, if you also provide services to your guests the income might count as a trade. Does
rent-a-room relief still apply?
Published 31.08.2017
If you let part of your home, rent-a-room relief might automatically exempt the rent from tax. This sounds good but it might not be tax efficient. When might the relief not work to your advantage and
what steps can you take to counter this?
Published 01.06.2021
Your work is about to take you away from home for a long stretch. You’re thinking of taking in a lodger who can keep your place secure and, as a bonus, will pay you some rent. As you’re not living at
home can you claim rent-a-room relief?
Published 15.02.2018
In April 2016 the rent-a-room tax allowance almost doubles. This could be a game changer if you rent out an apartment or annex which is part of your home. What steps do you need to take to qualify
for the newly increased tax allowance?
Published 24.02.2016
After being dropped from the original 2017 Finance Bill the £1,000 tax-free property allowance is back on the agenda. When will it take effect and what types of rental income will it apply to?
Published 06.10.2017
Airbnb and other short-term letting businesses face greater government regulation. The relatively good news is that at least there are no proposals to change the tax regime. So, if you’re thinking of
becoming an Airbnb landlord, what are the key tax considerations?
Published 26.05.2023
This summer will be your first stab at the Airbnb market. You’ve read a lot about the various alternatives for tax deductions and allowances you can claim, but which are open to you and which can
save you the most tax?
Published 26.06.2019
You’ve let out a house for years, but your total income has always been less than your tax allowance so you haven’t declared it to HMRC. Will you need to reconsider in view of the impending major
changes to the tax rules for landlords?
Published 09.01.2017
Landlords of residential properties are now facing tough restrictions on tax relief for borrowing, so there’s all the more reason to maximise other let property tax reliefs. What hidden deductions
might you be missing out on?
Published 26.06.2017