Plain-English guides for UK landlords.
Making Tax Digital and the day-to-day business of running a portfolio, explained by two landlords who do it every day.
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Joint ownership: one portfolio, several owners
Shares by property, how costs are split, access for helpers with no share, and each owner's own figures.
Grossing up letting agent payments
Your agent pays you net. Your records need the gross. Why it matters, and how to split the payment into rent and expenses.
Do I need Making Tax Digital?
Work out your qualifying income, see which tax year decides, and check whether you're in from April 2027. Includes a quick calculator.
Your tax year at a glance
The four quarterly deadlines, why every update carries the whole year so far, and what doing it yourself really involves.
More guides on the way
- Using bridging software with RentalForce
Accurate, checked and kept up to date
Every guide links to HMRC's own guidance, so you can check the source.
Each guide shows when it was last reviewed, and is updated when HMRC's rules change.
Features are labelled Live or Coming, so you always know what works today.
Our guides are general information, not tax advice. For advice on your own position, speak to an accountant or tax adviser. RentalForce is not currently HMRC recognised software. Direct submission to HMRC is planned for 2027.
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