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Guidance

HMRC email updates, videos and webinars for landlords

Learn more about paying tax and keeping records as a property landlord.

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published
5 September 2017
Last updated
3117 JanuaryApril 2025 — See all updates

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Subscribe to the HMRC help and support email service to get information on a wide range of topics for individuals, businesses, employers and agents.

You can also:

  • make changes to your topic subscriptions
  • unsubscribe from the service whenever you want

Registering and joining webinars

You can register for webinars in advance but we recommend you join each webinar 5 minutes before the start.

Residential property income for individuals

Residential property income for individuals — an introduction

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about residential property income for individuals — an introduction.

You will learn about:

  • what we mean by income from property
  • furnished holiday lettings
  • when to record income and expenses (traditional accounting and cash basis)
  • property income allowance
  • the Rent a Room Scheme

This webinar will not tell you about:

  • allowable expenses and deductions from property income
  • Capital Gains Tax
  • Stamp Duty Land Tax
  • Inheritance Tax

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about individuals with income from UK residential property — an introduction.

Residential property income for individuals — expenses and deductions

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about residential property income for individuals — expenses and deductions.

You will learn about:

  • revenue and capital expenses
  • repairs and improvement costs
  • expenses before you start letting your property
  • mortgage and finance costs
  • travel costs for business journeys
  • replacement of domestic items relief

This webinar will not tell you about the basics of letting property.

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about residential property income for individuals ― expenses and deductions.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Live webinar

Register for the live webinar next about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

If you have income from property or self employment, you will be legally required to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if your income is:

  • £50,000 or above, from April 2026
  • £30,000 or above, from April 2027
  • £20,000 or above, from April 2028

You will learn about:

  • using Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment compatible software
  • keeping digital records throughout the year
  • sending simple quarterly updates to HMRC

This webinar is part of a series. There will be further sessions which will cover:

  • get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — the steps to take as soon as possible
  • sign up for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — know what to do before it becomes a legal requirement, you can sign up early to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax from April 2025

Subscribe to this page to get updates about when you can register for these upcoming webinars.

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)

Stamp Duty Land Tax: when is a property not suitable for use as a dwelling?

Watch a video to find out when a property is not suitable for use as a dwelling.

Stamp Duty Land Tax: when is a property not suitable for use as a dwelling?

You will learn about the limited circumstances when a property is not suitable for use as a dwelling (often referred to as uninhabitable) for SDLT purposes.

Self Assessment

New to Self Assessment

Watch a collection of videos if you are new to Self Assessment.

New to Self Assessment.

You will learn about:

  • key dates
  • the tax return
  • understanding your calculation
  • budgeting for and paying your tax bill
  • record keeping
  • the HMRC app
  • personal and business tax accounts

Online Self Assessment tax return

Watch a collection of videos about your online Self Assessment tax return.

Your online Self Assessment tax return.

You will learn about:

  • starting your tax return
  • the different sections of the return including:
    • the self-employment section
    • the UK property section
  • other income and tax reliefs
  • finishing your return
  • your calculation and payments

The UK property section of your online tax return

Watch a video about completing your tax return if you have income from property.

If I have income from property, how do I fill in my tax return?

You will learn about filling in the UK property section of your online Self Assessment tax return, including: 

  • income from letting rooms
  • the property income allowance
  • adjustments for other property income
  • losses from a previous year
  • residential finance costs

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about the UK property section of your online tax return.

You will learn about filling in the UK property section of your online Self Assessment tax return, including: 

  • renting a room relief and joint lettings
  • the qualifying conditions for furnished holiday lettings
  • when to record income and expenses
  • the property income allowance
  • the property expenses page
  • adjustments for other property income
  • profits and losses for other property income

The State Pension and tax

Watch a collection of videos about the State Pension and tax.

The State Pension and tax.

You will learn about the State Pension and tax, including:

  • how increases to the State Pension can affect your pay
  • how to pay any tax due on your State Pension if it’s more than your Personal Allowance

HMRC community forums

You can use the online HMRC community forums to ask questions, see what others are asking and get answers.

Updates to this page

Published 5 September 2017

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    3. The live webinar for 'The UK property section of your online tax return' has been removed and the recorded webinar link has been updated.

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Update history

2025-04-17 10:58
A new section for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has been added, and a video for completing your tax return if you have income from property has been removed.

2025-01-31 13:04
The live webinar for ‘The UK property section of your online tax return’ has been removed and the recorded webinar link has been updated.

2025-01-28 13:06
A new section for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has been added.

2025-01-17 11:13
Links to register for live webinars about residential property income for individuals – an introduction, and expenses and deductions have been updated.

2024-12-12 11:08
A new section for the ‘State Pension and tax’ has been added.

2024-10-01 15:13
Video added to ‘The UK property section of your online tax return’.

2024-10-01 08:55
Updated live webinar link added to ‘The UK property section of your online tax return.’ New video collections added for ‘New to Self Assessment’ and ‘Online Self Assessment tax return’.

2024-07-17 10:47
Recorded webinar links about residential property income for individuals – an introduction, and expenses and deductions have been updated.

2024-06-05 14:14
Live and recorded webinars about the UK property section of your online tax return have been added. Information about how to fill in your Self Assessment tax return if you have UK property income has been removed.

2024-05-21 14:12
The recorded webinar link about how to fill in your Self Assessment tax return if you have UK property income has been updated.

2024-02-16 11:41
The live webinar link about how to fill in your Self Assessment tax return if you have UK property has been removed.

2023-11-23 13:34
A registration link for a live webinar about how to fill in your Self Assessment tax return if you have UK property income has been added.

2023-10-06 12:05
New recorded webinars added for ‘residential property income for individuals – an introduction’ and ‘residential property income for individuals – expenses and deductions’ sections.

2023-07-21 13:02
A video about how to fill in your tax return if you have income from property has been added.

2023-06-15 15:34
We have added a recorded webinar in the ‘Self Assessment’ section.

2023-05-19 10:39
A registration link for a live webinar about how to fill in your Self Assessment tax return if you have UK property income has been added. The recorded webinar about the employment and UK property sections of your tax return has been removed.

2023-03-07 14:06
Registration links for 2 live webinars about residential property income for individuals have been added.

2022-12-09 15:31
Added a recorded webinar in the ‘Self Assessment’ section.

2022-11-18 11:41
A live webinar with information about the employment and UK property sections of online Self Assessment tax returns has been added.

2022-11-01 14:12
Recorded webinars about residential property income for individuals ― an introduction and residential property income for individuals ― expenses and deductions have been added.

2022-09-23 15:10
Registration links for 2 live webinars about residential property income for individuals have been added.

2022-08-26 15:49
Information about the HMRC help and support email service and a new ‘HMRC community forums’ section has been added.

2022-04-22 16:22
The links to watch recorded webinars have been updated.