As of 6 April 2026, the landscape of UK property taxation has fundamentally shifted. For the first group of unincorporated landlords – those with a qualifying gross income exceeding £50,000 – Making Tax Digital for landlords is no longer a future proposal; it is a live, mandatory requirement. Following Royal Assent in October 2025, this […]
In this guide, we will provide a step-by-step breakdown of what you actually need to look for to protect your investment and minimise the risk of rent arrears.
If you feel like the goalposts for UK landlords keep moving, you aren’t alone. Over the last decade, the private rental sector has transitioned from a straightforward investment to a complex regulatory maze. Many property owners are realizing that the old way of doing things – owning properties in your own name – just doesn’t […]
With 01 May 2026 fast approaching, it has become very apparent on various online forums,webinars, and at in-person events that there are three, maybe four, types of landlord. Firstly, there is the informed landlord who has followed the legislative reforms over the past few years and is pretty clued up. Then there is the one […]
If the goalposts for landlords in the UK feel like they have shifted recently, you aren’t alone. Over the last decade, the private rental sector has transitioned from a relatively straightforward investment into a more structured regulatory environment. As we reach the spring of 2026, many property owners are moving away from informal management toward […]
Published: [DATE] · Reading time: 7 minutes If you’ve been following the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, you’ll know that 1 May 2026 marks the biggest shake-up to private renting in a generation. But before you even get to the headline changes — the end of Section 21, rolling tenancies, new eviction grounds — there’s something […]
This article was written by Joanna Dabrowska. Ever since the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent last autumn (27 October 2025),landlords in England have been waiting, perhaps not eagerly, for the next addition to their legalobligations under the new legislation.
By failing to prepare, you’re preparing to fail – Benjamin Franklin The Renters Rights Act may have received Royal Assent in October 2025 but it is the coming year when each item in this Act will actually begin to be enacted and will change the way we let and manage properties in England forever.
This important new legislation has left many landlords (and tenants) with more questions than answers because when it originally received Royal Assent on 27th October 2025 we were left with a huge number of changes about to happen but no clear dates as to when.
As the Renters Right bill finally passes into law there are a lot of nervous landlords and agents in England. Unfortunately, this has been made worse by all the misinformation that has been published around this legislation –
For many landlords, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for ITSA) will become a reality from next April. From 6 April 2026, MTD for ITSA will apply to unincorporated landlords who have combined trading and property income of £50,000.
Alongside the introduction of MTD, HMRC announced a new penalty regime. The regime is currently levied on VAT registered businesses and will also apply to MTD for Income Tax when it begins from April 2026 and possibly MTD for Corporation Tax when implemented.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will digitalise record-keeping and the provision of information to HMRC for income tax purposes. It will apply to landlords running unincorporated property businesses and to traders running unincorporated businesses (such as sole traders and partnerships with individual partners) progressively from 6 April 2026 (the 2026/27 […]
Block management, sometimes referred to as leasehold or estate management, refers to the professional management and maintenance of residential buildings that have multiple units in them, like blocks of apartments or flats.
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