Accountant for landlords
An accountant for landlords, ready for Making Tax Digital.
Rental income reported properly, every allowable expense claimed, and the new quarterly updates handled, whether you let one property or several, across Exeter, Devon and the UK.
A typical package
from £43
a month for a landlord facing Making Tax Digital: all four updates and the return.
Build your own packageIn short
How does Making Tax Digital affect landlords?
Landlords report rental income through Self-Assessment. From April 2026, landlords and sole traders with qualifying income over £50,000 must also keep digital records and send HMRC quarterly updates, falling to £30,000 from April 2027. Gross rents count towards that figure, before any expenses.
Reviewed by Lewis Wright, AAT licensed accountant, licence 1008968
What you have to do
Your year, in the order it happens.
Get the help you need to fulfil the legal obligations that apply to businesses like yours.
- 5 October
Register for Self-Assessment
If you started letting in the last tax year and have not filed before.
- All year
Keep records
Rents received and expenses paid, per property. Under Making Tax Digital, in compatible software.
- Quarterly
Making Tax Digital updates
If your qualifying income is over £50,000, from April 2026. Over £30,000 from April 2027.
- 31 January
File and pay
The property pages of your return, the tax owed and any payment on account.
What I do for you
Pick what you need, leave the rest.
Every service has a published starting price. Keep any of your books with me and the year-end and tax return work drops by 25%.
We own the property jointly. How does Making Tax Digital work?
Each owner looks at their own share. Your share of the gross rents, added to any self-employment income of your own, is what is tested against the threshold, so joint owners can fall on different sides of it.
Can I claim my mortgage interest?
For residential lets, mortgage interest and other finance costs are not deducted from your rental profit. Instead, you can claim 20% tax relief on your mortgage interest payments.
What expenses can landlords claim?
Costs of running the let: letting agent and management fees, repairs and maintenance (not improvements), insurance, ground rent and service charges, utility bills you pay, accountancy fees, and replacing furnishings you provide. Improvements are treated differently.
I only earn a little from renting. Do I need to report it?
If your gross property income is £1,000 or less, the property allowance means you may not need to tell HMRC at all. Above that, you report it through Self-Assessment, choosing the allowance or your actual expenses, whichever is better.
Ready to get help with the rental accounts?
It begins with a simple, no-obligation chat. Book your free consultation and we can put your Pick 'n' Mix package together.
Free 30-minute consultation. No obligation.