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The Property Income Allowance: worth claiming?

  • 2 min read
  • Last updated 19 Jul 2022

If you’re a landlord earning rental income from your property, you can get up to £1,000 rental income tax-free each year: this is called the Property Income Allowance.

Basically:

  • If you earn less than £1,000 from rental income, you don’t need to do anything: it’s completely tax-free.
  • If your rental expenses are less than £1,000, you can just claim this allowance instead: it’s better and you don’t need to keep receipts

What you need to remember: if you claim the Property Income Allowance, you cannot claim any other rental expenses.

What if I own the property jointly with my spouse?

If you own a property jointly with others (spouses, civil partners, etc.), you can each claim this £1,000 allowance – even though you divide the rental income between yourselves.

Is it worth claiming the Property Income Allowance?

  • If you’re renting out a buy-to-let or a second property, usually your expenses are higher than £1,000 a year, so only use this allowance if you can’t find your receipts or if in one year you somehow have just a few expenses 

Self-employed people have a £1,000 similar allowance, called the Trading Allowance. If you have both types of income, you can get a £1,000 allowance for each.

Do I need to submit a Self Assessment tax return to claim it?

You might also want to check out our guide to paying tax on rental income.

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