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Guides for MTD landlords

Plain-English help with Making Tax Digital. No jargon, no filler.

Illustration for: Airbnb Hosts and MTD: Are You Caught, and When?
19 July 2026 · 6 min read

Airbnb Hosts and MTD: Are You Caught, and When?

If you let on Airbnb, Vrbo or Booking.com, here's how the MTD income test works, when you're phased in, and why one busy listing can catch you.

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Illustration for: Airbnb Income Tax for UK Hosts: What to Declare Under the New Rules
10 July 2026 · 6 min read

Airbnb Income Tax for UK Hosts: What to Declare Under the New Rules

What Airbnb now tells HMRC every January, why gross income (not payouts) is what you declare, and how to match your records with confidence.

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Illustration for: Two or Three Properties? Handling MTD Quarterly Updates Solo
28 June 2026 · 6 min read

Two or Three Properties? Handling MTD Quarterly Updates Solo

A practical, plain-English guide for small landlords on managing MTD quarterly updates across a few properties — with a worked example — without an accountant.

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Illustration for: MTD for One Rental Property: A Beginner's Walkthrough
26 June 2026 · 6 min read

MTD for One Rental Property: A Beginner's Walkthrough

New to Making Tax Digital and own one rental? Here's a calm, plain-English walkthrough with real pound figures — and what actually changes for you.

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Illustration for: Self-Employed and a Landlord? How MTD Treats Mixed Income
22 June 2026 · 6 min read

Self-Employed and a Landlord? How MTD Treats Mixed Income

If you run a business and let out property, here's how Making Tax Digital adds your income together — with a clear worked example in pounds.

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Illustration for: Cumulative Quarterly Updates: A Worked Example for Landlords
16 June 2026 · 6 min read

Cumulative Quarterly Updates: A Worked Example for Landlords

What 'cumulative' really means under MTD, shown step by step with one landlord's quarterly figures across a full tax year — in plain English and pounds.

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Illustration for: Goodbye Self Assessment: Meet Your Final Declaration
16 June 2026 · 5 min read

Goodbye Self Assessment: Meet Your Final Declaration

Wondering what happens to your old tax return under MTD? Here's how the final declaration works for landlords and why it's nothing to fear.

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Illustration for: Spreadsheet to Digital Records: What Stays the Same
15 June 2026 · 5 min read

Spreadsheet to Digital Records: What Stays the Same

Worried about moving off your trusty spreadsheet for MTD? Here's what genuinely changes, what stays comfortingly familiar, and why it's easier than you think.

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Illustration for: Your MTD Calendar: Key Dates Every Landlord Should Diarise
13 June 2026 · 5 min read

Your MTD Calendar: Key Dates Every Landlord Should Diarise

A friendly run-through of the Making Tax Digital dates that matter — when you join, the four quarterly deadlines, and how to never miss one.

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Illustration for: Jointly Owned Rental? Here's How to Split It Under MTD
12 June 2026 · 5 min read

Jointly Owned Rental? Here's How to Split It Under MTD

Own a rental with your spouse or a co-owner? Here's how Making Tax Digital works when a property is shared — explained in plain English.

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