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Rental income tax calculator

Landlord earning rental income from a tenant in your home or a buy-to-let property? Quickly calculate how much you can expect to pay in rental income tax.

Your situation

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What kind of landlord are you?
Monthly rental income
£
Annual salary
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£
Other income
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£

Tax and profit

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  • Earnings from rent
    £18,000
    £1,000 tax-free property allowance
  • Property tax to pay
    £4,346
  • After-tax rental income
    £13,654

How your rental income tax is calculated

Your total rental income tax that you have to pay to HMRC depends on three things:

  • How much you earned from rent
  • If you also live there or not
  • How much you earned from other income sources (salary, self-employment, etc., but not capital gains)

In your case you earned £18,000 from renting out a buy to let property, on top of £38,000 from other sources.

Rental income tax breakdown

Your rental earnings are £18,000

You can claim £1,000 as a tax-free property allowance.

As a result, your taxable rental income will be: £17,000

The first £12,270 will be taxed at 20%: £2,454 in rental income tax.

The next £4,730 will be taxed at 40%: £1,892 in rental income tax.

So your total tax bill ends up at £4,346

Tax bill amount £4,346
I want to pay by
Savings frequency

You need to save

£6.53 per day

to pay your £4,346.00 tax bill by 31/1/2026 which is in 666 days

Get a better understanding of your tax position

It’s important to make sure you’re claiming all available allowances and expenses available to you. And what better way to do just that than by speaking to a professional, accredited accountant?

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What taxes do I pay as a landlord?

When you own a property that you rent out, you’ll likely have to pay tax on the income you get from the rent. It all depends how you rent out your property and how much you earn from the rent. Our rental income calculator covers both of the following types of landlord:

  • Buy-to-let landlord – someone who rents out an entire property 
  • Live-in-landlord – someone that rents out a room in the property they’re living in

And don’t forget that under the buy-to-let landlord umbrella are those running holiday lets. That includes anyone who rents out their home or a second home on Airbnb. 

So as a landlord, there are two types of tax that you might have to pay. 

  1. Income Tax
  2. Capital Gains Tax

Income Tax is what you pay on the rent you earn, Capital Gains Tax is what you should pay if you sell your home for a profit. 

How does income tax work on rental income? 

As a buy-to-let landlord, you have to declare any rent that’s more than £1,000 during a tax year. The first £1,000 is tax-free and is known as the Property Income Allowance. Anything you earn beyond this is taxable at the usual Income Tax rates. To calculate the income you’re taxed on, you should add your rental income to your wages (if you’re employed) and any other income you have. The total amount is your taxable income.

The Property Income Allowance is only worth claiming if you’ve spent less than £1,000 during the tax year on your property business. This spending is known as your expenses. To lower your taxable income, you’re allowed to deduct your expenses from your rental income so you only pay tax on your profits. 

What if I’m a live-in-landlord?

If you only rent out a room in your property, the rules are a bit different. You can earn up to £7,500 tax-free during a tax year using what’s known as the Rent-a-Room Scheme. 

I’m selling my property. What now?

If you need to pay tax on your profits from selling your property, check out our Capital Gains Tax calculator instead.

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