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Making Tax Digital for UK landlords
Everything you need to understand MTD compliance, avoid penalties, and file with confidence.
Start Here: Top MTD Resources
Making Tax Digital - The complete guide
A complete introduction to MTD requirements, who’s affected, and what you need to do.
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Dec 2025
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Dec 2025
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- Track expenses on-the-go
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- Stay fully compliant
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MTD for Landlords Using a Letting Agent
Many landlords assume that because their letting agent handles rent collection and day-to-day property management, Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is someone else's problem. It is not. Using a letting agent does not exempt you from MTD. The obligation is tied to your gross rental income and the legal responsibility sits with you, the landlord, not the agent. If your property income crosses the relevant threshold, you must comply. The thresholds are phased: £50,000 gross income from April 2026, £30,000 from April 2027, and £20,000 planned from April 2028. This guide explains exactly what your letting agent can and cannot do under MTD, how to handle the statements they send you, and what practical steps you need to take to get ready. If you want software that takes the complexity out of it, Landlord Studio is HMRC-recognised and built with landlords like you in mind.
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Dec 2025
Rent in Advance Rules: Renters' Rights Act
From 1 May 2026, landlords in England are no longer permitted to require more than one month's rent in advance under the Renters' Rights Act. This rent in advance ban closes a long-standing practice where landlords collected three, six, or even twelve months upfront from tenants seen as higher risk, including those with poor credit histories, overseas backgrounds, or student status. Research suggests that over 626,000 private rented households previously paid rent in advance on top of a deposit, so the scale of this change is significant. This article covers everything you need to know: the exact rules around paying rent upfront, what qualifies as 'initial rent', how rent already collected before the deadline is treated, what the rules mean specifically for student landlords, and where accidental breaches are most likely to happen. The tone here is practical. This is not a crisis, but it does require landlords to review and update their processes.
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Dec 2025
MTD for Landlords Using a Letting Agent
Many landlords assume that because their letting agent handles rent collection and day-to-day property management, Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is someone else's problem. It is not. Using a letting agent does not exempt you from MTD. The obligation is tied to your gross rental income and the legal responsibility sits with you, the landlord, not the agent. If your property income crosses the relevant threshold, you must comply. The thresholds are phased: £50,000 gross income from April 2026, £30,000 from April 2027, and £20,000 planned from April 2028. This guide explains exactly what your letting agent can and cannot do under MTD, how to handle the statements they send you, and what practical steps you need to take to get ready. If you want software that takes the complexity out of it, Landlord Studio is HMRC-recognised and built with landlords like you in mind.
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min read
Updated
Dec 2025
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Updated
Jun 2026
How Making Tax Digital Works for Jointly Owned Rental Property
Learn how MTD applies to jointly owned rental property, including spouse thresholds, quarterly reporting rules, and Form 17.
8
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Updated
Dec 2025
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May 2026
MTD for Landlords: Why You Need a Purpose-Built App, Not a Generic One
This article explains what Making Tax Digital for Income Tax actually requires, where generic tools fall short, and what a purpose-built landlord app does differently.
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Dec 2025
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Apr 2026
Landlord Studio Officially Recognised by HMRC as compatible Making Tax Digital Software
Landlord Studio achieves significant UK milestone as official MTD compatible software
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Dec 2025
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Mar 2026
Landlord Studio Partners with SME Professional to Bring MTD Compliance to Letting Agents and Their Landlords
Your landlords need to be MTD-ready. Now there's a way to make that happen without adding a single change to your team's workload.
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Dec 2025
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Mar 2026
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MTD Success in 2026: Measuring What Matters
John Toon shares MTD success strategies for firms: balance client support, measure compliance & team health, and embrace adaptability. Year one is for learning, not perfection.
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Dec 2025
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Jan 2026
Choosing the Right MTD Software: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
Learn to evaluate and pilot MTD software for your landlord clients. Get tips on security, client needs, and vendor assessment.
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Dec 2025
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Jan 2026
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Building Flexible Workflows for MTD Quarterly Submissions
In episode 3 of our MTD masterclass, John Toon takes us through building sustainable MTD workflows, service models, and potential pitfalls to avoid.
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Dec 2025
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Jan 2026
Which Types of Income Count Towards the MTD Threshold?
Learn what counts as qualifying income for Making Tax Digital and how it affects your tax reporting requirements under the new MTD for IT rules.
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Dec 2025
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Jan 2026
What Are Digital Records Under MTD and How Can Landlords Comply?
Discover what digital records are, why they’re important for MTD compliance, and how they can help you keep accurate and tax-ready.
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Dec 2025
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Jan 2026
Can You Use Spreadsheets for MTD? Why Excel Won’t Cut It
Wondering if you can use Excel for Making Tax Digital? Learn how Excel fits MTD requirements and what you need to know.
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Dec 2025
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Jan 2026
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A Landlord's Guide To MTD for Income Tax
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) requires landlords to keep digital records and submit quarterly updates to HMRC. Learn key rules, deadlines, and software.
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Dec 2025
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Mar 2026