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Making Tax Digital
GOV.UK
Check if you need to use MTD for Income Tax
Who has to join and when.
OpenGOV.UK
Work out your qualifying income
What counts towards the threshold — including jointly owned property.
OpenGOV.UK
Using MTD for Income Tax
Quarterly updates, final declarations and deadlines.
OpenGOV.UK
Find MTD-compatible software
HMRC’s list of recognised software.
OpenTax on rental income
GOV.UK
Paying tax on rental income
Allowances, reporting and paying.
OpenGOV.UK
Working out your rental income and allowable expenses
What you can and can’t deduct.
OpenGOV.UK
Tax relief for finance costs (Section 24)
How the 20% mortgage interest credit is worked out, with examples.
OpenGOV.UK
Self Assessment tax returns
Deadlines, penalties and how to file.
OpenGOV.UK
Contact HMRC about Self Assessment
Phone, webchat and post.
OpenSafety & compliance
GOV.UK
Your safety responsibilities as a landlord
Gas, electrics, fire safety and more at a glance.
OpenHSE
Gas safety: landlords’ duties
Annual gas safety checks and records.
OpenGas Safe Register
Find a Gas Safe registered engineer
Check an engineer is registered.
OpenGOV.UK
Electrical safety standards (EICR)
5-yearly electrical inspections.
OpenGOV.UK
Find an energy certificate (EPC)
Look up or check a property’s EPC.
OpenGOV.UK
Minimum energy efficiency standard
The EPC E rating rules and exemptions.
OpenGOV.UK
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
What alarms you need and where.
OpenGOV.UK
HMO licensing
When a property needs a licence.
OpenTenancies & deposits
GOV.UK
Renters’ Rights Act: overview for landlords
The new rules for tenancies in England.
OpenGOV.UK
Deposit protection rules
Protect within 30 days and serve prescribed information.
OpenDPS
Deposit Protection Service (DPS)
Government-approved scheme.
Openmydeposits
mydeposits
Government-approved scheme.
OpenTDS
Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS)
Government-approved scheme.
OpenGOV.UK
Right to rent checks
Checking a tenant can rent in England.
OpenGOV.UK
How to Rent guide
The guide you must give tenants.
OpenGOV.UK
Renting out a property: overview
Landlord responsibilities from start to finish.
OpenNRLA
National Residential Landlords Association
Membership body with guides, templates and advice.
OpenLinks go to official and independent sites outside Letmode. Rules here mainly apply to England — Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland differ in places.
Keep it all in one place.
Letmode tracks your certificates, deposits, rent and receipts — and reminds you before anything expires.