Experts say the definition of a professional landlord is someone who rents out a property for monetary gain. This would include a professional landlord with a property portfolio. Equally, it could also include a so-called ‘accidental landlord’ who lets out an inherited property or home while waiting for it to sell.
A professional landlord is someone who treats buy to let as a business; it is their main job.
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The Landlord Alliance group is calling on UK landlords to boycott big brands such as M&S and B&Q this Christmas. It says these companies are supporting homeless charity, Shelter, which targets landlords and accuses them of unfairly evicting tenants. The group says Shelter is creating the wrong impression of private landlords in the media.
Critics have long been vocal about the “toothless enforcement” system in place to bring rogue landlords to heel, but recent revelations about a repayment deal agreed with Britain’s worst landlord have only added fuel to the fire.
As a landlord your tax return is probably a bit of a beast. Expenses generally aren’t a one and done thing, there are so many things to remember when it comes to what you can claim against your tax. As the January deadline looms ever closer we’ve come to the rescue with an expenses checklist for UK landlords.
