Residential property income – tax changes are upon us

Buy to let landlords of UK residential properties have been bombarded with tax changes in the last year.

In the past, letting residential property (even by individuals) was treated as a ‘property business’ for the purposes of calculating the taxable profit. Therefore, on normal business tax rules, interest paid on a loan used to purchase a property which is let, was deducted from the rental income received in the property business. For individuals who are landlords, the Government has changed this longstanding rule.

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