Why landlords need succession planning
Succession planning helps landlords manage continuity, protect investments, and reduce risk.
General principles: HMRC enquiries and compliance checks
A wide range of possible triggers such as random selection, risk‑based profiling, return errors or omissions, late filing, large or unusual claims, third‑party data, data‑matching systems, and past compliance history tends to cause HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the United Kingdom to open either:
– a formal enquiry into a tax return; or
– a broader compliance check into a person’s tax position
Why Companies House Needs to Verify Your Identity
Identifying information helps Companies House ensure the integrity, legality, and trustworthiness of the UK company register.
S162 Incorporation Update 2025
Eligibility and scope of TCGA 1992 s162] : Confirm that the transfer qualifies as the transfer of a business as a going concern, that all assets other than cash are transferred, and that consideration is wholly or partly in shares.
MTD – Making Tax Digital software – Hammock v Xero
Here’s a practical comparison of Xero and Hammock software from a landlord/landlord-portfolio management perspective. It will cover core features, target users, pricing, ease of use, accounting/automation capabilities, rental-specific tools, integrations, security, and who each is best for.
New Changes to Property Incorporation from April 2026 – Budget Nov 2025
Incorporation Relief under Section 162 TCGA 1992 allows a landlord to defer Capital Gains Tax when a property business is transferred into a company in exchange for shares. The relief applies when the rental activity meets the recognised test for a business, rather than a passive investment. Under the current rules, incorporation relief applies automatically when the conditions in s162 are met. From April 2026 the Government will shift incorporation relief from an automatic rule to a claims-based relief.
Notice served on bogus directors as Companies House changes come into force
Companies House is phasing in identity verification over 12 months to make things easier for companies and business owners, starting 18 November 2025.
Credit scores to include rental payments, says major ratings agency
Rental payments will be reflected in credit scores, one of the UK’s main credit ratings agencies has said.
Companies House fees are changing from 1 February 2026
Companies House fees are changing from 1 February 2026
Renters Rights Bill and Council Budgets – Des Taylor Landlord Licensing & Defence
As MPs waved the Renters’ Rights Bill through Parliament this week, landlord compliance expert Des Taylor of Landlord Licensing & Defence has warned that the legislation is being mis-sold to the public as tenant protection when it is designed to increase local authority income and control over the private rented sector.