Tag: HMRC

Experts question why Angela Rayner avoided stamp duty penalty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 12

The stamp duty scandal involving Angela Rayner has prompted questions from industry experts over how she was able to avoid...

Angela Rayner claims she will avoid fine in stamp duty scandal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th May 2026, 3 weeks ago | 15

Angela Rayner claims she has been “exonerated by HMRC of deliberately avoiding tax” and does not need to pay a...

Property118 puts HMRC manual BIM45700 under FTT scrutiny

Author: Mark Alexander

8th April 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Since late 2023, HMRC has argued that financing the withdrawal of a positive capital account balance prior to incorporation of...

Leaving the UK as a Landlord? How to Keep HMRC and Your Lettings Profits Under Control

Author: Simon Misiewicz

6th November 2025, 7 months ago | 0

Like many before me and many after me, leaving the UK is becoming a topic of discussion and a realistic...

Property income from landlords reaches record levels pre-section 24

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2025, 9 months ago | 4

New official statistics from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) reveal that property income received by unincorporated landlords has reached its...

Furnished Holiday Let changes for those on the Flat Rate Vat Scheme

Author: Rupert Chapman

27th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Flat Rate VAT Scheme (FRS) is a simplified option for paying VAT for businesses with lower turnover. At an...

Rent to Serviced Accommodation Upper Tier Tribunal decision appealed by Sonder

Author: Mark Alexander

18th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Rent to Serviced Accommodation (R2SA) Upper Tier Tribunal decision appealed by Sonder is leaving hundreds of operators in a...

VAT Bombshell for Serviced Accommodation: Upper Tribunal Ruling Shakes the Industry

Author: Mark Alexander

21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 6

“This ruling could spell financial disaster for operators and property owners alike.” That’s the message echoing across the serviced accommodation...

Rebuttal to The Telegraph’s Article: “Landlords face six-figure bills in tax avoidance row”

Author: Mark Alexander

26th September 2024, 2 years ago | 10

We appreciate The Telegraph’s interest in recent developments concerning Property118, but the article titled “Landlords face six-figure bills in tax avoidance...

HMRC’s Classification of Substantial Incorporation Structure (SIS) and Capital Account Restructure (CAR): Clarifying the Situation

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Recent developments have led HMRC to name Property118’s Substantial Incorporation Structure (SIS) and Capital Account Restructure (CAR) as tax avoidance...

HMRC clears Angela Rayner of council house tax allegations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2024, 2 years ago | 5

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has cleared Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner of not paying capital gains tax (CGT) when...

Landlords to test digital tax records

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 1

HMRC is encouraging self-employed individuals and landlords to take part in testing a new digital tax record system. From April...

Declaration of Trust issue?

Author: Readers Question

9th April 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Hello, We would like to revoke a Declaration of Trust currently in my husband’s name to reflect the usual 50:50...

Unravelling the DOTAS Controversy – so what’s next?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2024, 2 years ago | 53

UPDATE – 03/03/2024 The Chartered Institute of Taxation has published and submitted the following to HMRC. LINK HERE ORIGINAL POST...

Rent protection payments on the tax return form?

Author: Readers Question

19th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Hi, Has anyone here used rent protection insurance? If so did you just treat the insurance payments exactly like rent...

Number of UK’s unincorporated landlords rises to 2.82 million

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The number of unincorporated landlords in the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) has increased to 2.82 million in 2021 to...

What it’s like dealing with Dan Neidle

Author: Mark Alexander

13th October 2023, 3 years ago | 32

I have always stood up to bullies and have a reputation for integrity and winning legal battles. The legal case...

HMRC issues a spotlight article on hybrid partnerships

Author: Mark Alexander

5th October 2023, 3 years ago | 6

We have written many articles about Hybrid LLP’s and how they have been abused. We also offered to help those...

Property118 and Cotswold Barristers Rebuttal of Dan Neidle’s Allegations

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 22

Kings Counsel has confirmed the correctness of our approach to incorporation. Why we have only published a holding response to...

Allegations made by Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates Ltd–Statement From Property118 and Cotswold Barristers

Author: Mark Alexander

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 28

We are aware of a series of publications by Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates Limited to his website and...