Start with the rule, then move into the situation that looks like yours.
The MTD collection begins with qualifying income and follows the awkward cases into software and filing. The landlord-compliance collection keeps current Renters’ Rights Act duties separate from later measures that still need commencement dates. Each guide shows when its sources were checked.
A good place to begin · 9 min read
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: the plain-English guide
A clear starting point for what MTD for Income Tax is, who is in, who is out, what quarterly updates involve, and which dates matter next.
Making Tax Digital
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 6 min read
MTD penalties explained: what gets charged and when
HMRC will not issue points for late quarterly updates in 2026/27, but the concession is limited. This guide separates submission points, late-payment charges and digital-record duties.
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 6 min read
The best free MTD software for landlords (and what's free with a catch)
The main free and near-free MTD routes, including Clear Books, Pandle, Sage, FreeAgent and Landlord Studio, with the conditions attached to each.
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 8 min read
Xero vs QuickBooks vs FreeAgent vs Sage for landlords: how to choose
Four familiar products compared through a landlord lens: property support, self-employment handling, joint ownership and the conditions attached to free access.
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 7 min read
MTD for holiday-let landlords: the rules after FHL abolition
The FHL regime ended in April 2025 and MTD for Income Tax arrived a year later. This guide explains what former holiday-let owners need to change, and what their software still needs to handle.
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 7 min read
MTD when your properties are split between an SPV and your own name
If some property is held personally and some sits inside a limited company, only one side is measured for MTD. This guide slows down that line so portfolio landlords do not count the wrong income.
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 8 min read
MTD for non-resident landlords with UK property
If you live abroad and still have UK rental income, MTD depends on UK-source income, National Insurance number status, and one residence-based deferral many summaries skip.
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 7 min read
Combining rental and self-employment income for the MTD threshold
The threshold adds gross rents and gross trade turnover together, which can catch people who assumed each figure was too small on its own. This guide explains how the combined test works.
Landlord compliance
England-only guidance for the tenancy changes that began on 1 May 2026 and the later registration measures still being prepared.
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 9 min read
The Renters' Rights Act for landlords: what applies now
A practical account of the rules that changed on 1 May 2026, the transitional dates still running, and the later measures that do not yet have a property deadline.
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 7 min read
Section 21 after 1 May 2026: the remaining court deadline
New Section 21 notices have ended in England. This guide explains the limited transition for notices served before May and why 31 July is an outer limit, not a promise that every notice lasts that long.
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 6 min read
If the 31 May Information Sheet deadline was missed
What the pre-May tenancy duty required, the difference between written and verbal agreements, and the practical records to assemble if the document was supplied late.
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 7 min read
Rent increases after 1 May 2026: using Section 13
How the once-a-year rule, Form 4A, two months' notice and the open-market-rent test fit together for assured periodic tenancies in England.
Reviewed 10 July 2026 · 6 min read
Preparing for the Private Rented Sector database
What the Renters' Rights Act establishes, what the government still needs to set, and which property records landlords can organise before regional rollout begins.