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Tax | HMRC clarifies how to exit MTD if income falls

With days until Making Tax Digital for Income Tax goes live for £50,000 plus landlords and self employed, HMRC clarifies exit options and cessation process

1 Apr 2026

Tax | Q&A: inheritance tax and property rights

In this week’s Q&A, Andy Gilderdale, advisor at Croner VIP Tax Team, considers inheritance tax implications of residence nil rate band (RNRB) where non-resident UK couple living in Spain plan to leave property in trust to daughter

17 Mar 2026

Tax | Q&A: SDLT and mixed use property relief

In this week’s Q&A, Eleanor Bradshaw, adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, considers whether a particular property is mixed use for stamp duty land tax (SDLT) as it has a paddock

3 Mar 2026

Tax | Residential landlords under pressure: rethinking ownership

Significant changes to residential property tax make argument for incorporation more compelling but does it really make financial sense for smaller landlords, asks Amy Cole, private client tax director at Menzies LLP

27 Feb 2026

Business | PM Law clients sent HMRC demands for unpaid stamp duty

Sudden closure of PM law leaves clients without access to property purchase deposits and HMRC demanding unpaid stamp duty land tax (SDLT)

26 Feb 2026

Tax | Replacement Lifetime ISA for first-time buyers only

HMRC confirms new ISA product to replace the Lifetime ISA is intended to help first-time buyers only and will not be available for retirement saving

29 Jan 2026

Business | Ground rents capped at £250 a year for leaseholders

Government plans to overhaul ground rent charges for leaseholders with an annual cap of £250 a year from 2028, ending ‘feudal household system’

27 Jan 2026

Tax | Q&A: ATED and property alterations

In this week’s Q&A, Roger Bradbury, tax adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains the registration requirements when property alterations lead to liability for annual tax on enveloped dwellings (ATED)

27 Jan 2026

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Tax | Will 2% property income tax rise be last straw for residential landlords?

Caroline Foulger, partner at Hunters Law considers the impact of the 2% increase in property income tax rates from April 2027 and compares the tax position for residential landlords if incorporation is taken

21 Jan 2026

Tax | Q&A: 60-day capital gains tax reporting and losses

In this week’s Q&A, Julian Payne, adviser at Croner-I VIP Tax Team, explains the capital gains tax considerations when selling an investment property and attempting to offset losses against share sale

13 Jan 2026

Tax | Q&A: stamp duty relief for first time buyers

In this week’s Q&A, Ewan Edwards, tax advisor at Croner-i VIP tax team, explains the rules on first-time buyer’s relief on stamp duty land tax when one member of married couple buys their first property

16 Dec 2025

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Tax | Sussex estate wins £477k mixed use SDLT dispute

HMRC loses appeal involving purchase of multimillion pound estate in West Sussex after tribunal rejects argument buyer was not entitled to pay mixed use stamp duty land tax

10 Dec 2025