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    How rental income is taxed

    April 5, 20256 Mins Read


    Video: how tax on rental income is calculated

    As a landlord, you must normally pay income tax on any profit you receive from any rental properties you own. Put simply, your profit is the sum left once you’ve added together your rental income and deducted any expenses or allowances.

    Our short video explains how tax on rental income works.

    What counts as rental income for landlords?

    Your income is primarily the rent you receive but also covers any other payments from tenants for services normally provided by a landlord. These include:

    • Cleaning of communal areas
    • Utility bills – including hot water, heating, broadband and water
    • Arranging repairs to the property

    If you charge any non-refundable deposits for your property these will also count as rental income, as will money that’s kept over from a returnable deposit at the end of the tenancy.

    You’re able to deduct expenses you incur from letting the property. We explain how this works in our guide: expenses and allowances landlords can claim.

    You can also claim a tax-credit, based on 20% of your mortgage interest payments. Find out more in our guide to buy-to-let mortgage interest tax relief.

    What rental income is taxable: an example

    For example, a landlord charging £750 per month rent, inclusive of bills would need to recognise the whole amount as income (though some of these costs could be charged as expenses).

    If, at the end of the tenancy, the tenant agreed to forfeit £500 of their deposit to cover repairs to the property, this would count towards the rental income. Though the rent would be £9,000 for the year, the landlord would need to declare their income as £9,500.

    However, the landlord would be able to deduct the £500 they paid for repairs as an expense.

    • Tackle your 2024-25 tax return with the tax calculator service from GoSimpleTax. It can help you to tot up your tax bill, get tips on where to save and submit your return directly to HMRC.

    Tax on rental income from multiple properties

    If you have several properties, all rental receipts and expenses can be lumped together, so expenses on one property can be deducted from receipts on another.

    However, if you own properties and also own a share of a rental business that profits from letting out properties, it’s important to note that these will be treated as two separate rental businesses – and you won’t be allowed to offset losses on one against profits from another.

    Similarly, overseas properties are treated separately to any properties you hold in the UK, so you can’t lump together your UK holiday let and your Spanish property. There’s a separate section in your tax return for declaring profits from overseas property.

    How much tax will I pay on my rental income?

    Your rental profits are taxed at the same rates as income you receive from your business or employment: 0%, 20%, 40% or 45%, depending on which tax band the income falls into.

    Your rental income gets added to any other income you earn, which could tip you into a higher tax bracket. For example:

    • You earn £40,000 a year from your job
    • You make £13,000 in profit from a rental property
    • This tips you over the £50,270 threshold for higher-rate tax
    • You’ll pay 40% on the £2,730 above this threshold

    When do I pay tax on rental income?

    You have to pay tax on the profits you make in each tax year. Tax years run from 6 April to 5 April the following year.

    You must declare rental income for the tax year it’s due, even if you’re not paid until the tax year is over.

    In terms of expenses, you can deduct any allowable expenses which relate to work done for a particular tax year – it doesn’t matter whether you pay the bill before or after the end of the tax year.

    Rental income vs trading income

    If you provide services not normally offered by a landlord, such as:

    • cleaning of rooms when let
    • a regular laundry service, or
    • regular meals

    This income will usually be treated separately as trading income rather than rental income.

    The whole of your income will be treated as trading income if you run a hotel, B&B or guesthouse. Our guide on how to file a self-assessment tax return explains more about how trading income is taxed.

    Alternatively, you can claim rent-a-room relief even if you’re trading, providing you let furnished accommodation within your own home.

    Completing a tax return for rental income

    If you don’t already receive a tax return, you must notify HMRC of any rental income by 5 October after the end of the tax year (5 April). You will usually need to fill in a self-assessment tax return if you earn money from renting out property.

    The deadline for making a paper tax return is 31 October each year. For an online return the deadline is 31 January the following year.

    Main tax return

    If your total income from UK property is £10,000 or more for the tax year before expenses, you must complete the main tax return.

    You’ll also need to complete a tax return if your rental income is above £2,500 after deducting rental expenses.

    If it’s under £2,500, HMRC may be able to collect the tax through the PAYE system if you already pay tax in this way – through your salary or pension, for example. Contact HMRC for more information.

    Supplementary pages

    If your income is from UK property, including UK holiday lets, you’ll need to complete the UK property pages or, if your property is abroad, the foreign pages.

    If you’re running a trade, such as a hotel, guesthouse or a B&B, you’re treated as being self-employed and need to fill in the self-employment pages.

    This also applies if some of your income is treated as trading income (see rental income vs trading income, above).

    Declaring losses on rental income

    Losses from UK rental properties can be carried forward to set against future profits from your UK properties.

    So if in the 2024-25 tax year, you received rental income of £8,000, but had (claimable) expenses worth £10,000, you would record a £2,000 loss for the year.

    You’re not allowed to offset this against your tax bill from other sources of income, such as dividends or pension income, for the year.

    Instead, if you went on to make rental profits of £5,000 in the 2025-26 tax year, you could deduct your previous £2,000 loss, so you’d only owe tax on rental profits of £3,000.

    Paying tax when you sell a rental property

    You’ll usually have to pay capital gains tax (CGT) when you sell the property you have been letting. Special rules apply if the property is or has been your home.

    Otherwise, the property is treated in the same way as the sale of any other asset, and you’ll pay either 18% (if you’re a basic-rate taxpayer) or 24% (if you’re a higher or additional-rate taxpayer).

    The deadline for people to report and pay CGT on property they sell is 60 days.

    Find out more: capital gains tax on property



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