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Selling a home that is let: with the tenant in place or empty

Sell with the tenant staying, or empty. Without the tenant's agreement, ground 1A needs four months' notice and cannot be used in the first year. Plus the EPC and the 60-day tax deadline.

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Making Tax Digital for landlords: who, when and how

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax began on 6 April 2026 for qualifying income over £50,000; £30,000 follows in April 2027 and £20,000 in April 2028. What counts, quarterly updates and joint owners.

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Landlord insurance: is it a legal requirement, and what does it cover?

No law makes a landlord in England buy insurance, but your mortgage, your lease and your existing policy may. What landlord policies usually cover, what they leave out, and what you cannot pass to the tenant.

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What can landlords be fined for in England? A checklist

Every penalty a private landlord in England can face, with the official maximum for each: the Renters' Rights Act's £7,000 and £40,000 civil penalties, rent repayment orders of up to two years' rent, deposits, fees, right to rent, gas, electrics, alarms, energy ratings and licensing. Maxima only, from GOV.UK and the legislation; councils set their own starting points.

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Capital gains tax 60-day report

When you sell a UK home that is not your main home and owe capital gains tax, you must report and pay it to HMRC within 60 days of completion.

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Service charge

What a leaseholder pays the freeholder or managing agent towards the costs of the building: repairs, cleaning, insurance and management of the shared parts.

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Leasehold

Owning a home for a fixed number of years under a lease from the freeholder. Most flats in England are leasehold.

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Council tax liability

Who must pay council tax on a home. Usually the tenant living there; the owner for an HMO, an empty home or where nobody lives there as their main home.

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Freehold

Owning a property and the land it stands on outright, with no time limit. Most houses in England are freehold.

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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

HMRC's system in which landlords and sole traders over an income threshold keep digital records and send quarterly updates using compatible software.