Two deadlines. Twenty five days apart. Making Tax Digital arrives on 6 April, and the Renters' Rights Act follows on 1 May. If you're a landlord in 2026, the next few weeks are ones to pay attention to.

This month's newsletter is built around helping you arrive at both dates feeling prepared rather than caught out. We've got practical guides on both, a sobering look at what's happening in London's housing market right now, and a new instruction that genuinely stopped us in our tracks.

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Making Tax Digital

Westminster Council Causing Homelessness To Tackle Homelessness

30 Days Until Renters’ Rights Act

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From 6 April, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax comes into effect, and if your rental income is over £50,000, you're in the first wave. That means quarterly digital reporting to HMRC, compatible software, and no more once-a-year Self Assessment scramble.

It sounds like a lot, but the right setup makes it manageable. We've broken down everything you need to know - the thresholds, the software options, the penalty system, and what to do right now.

Dig deeper → https://www.baseps.co.uk/blog-posts/preparing-for-making-tax-digital

A piece of investigative journalism published last week by London Centric has revealed a troubling pattern: Westminster Council has been buying up blocks of private rental flats in other boroughs and evicting the sitting tenants in the process, displacing long-term residents in order to house its own priority homeless applicants.

It's a story that gets to the heart of where London's housing market currently sits. We've shared our take on what it means for landlords, agents, and the tenants caught in the middle.

Read more → https://www.baseps.co.uk/blog-posts/the-council-creating-homelessness-to-solve-homelessness

We're now less than a month away from the Renters' Rights Act coming into effect on 1 May - the biggest shake-up to rental legislation in a generation.

Last month, An and Kristjan sat down to talk through the changes together, sharing their thoughts on what this means in practice for landlords and residents. If you missed it, you can watch that conversation here.

With the deadline now firmly in sight, it's time to make sure you're prepared. Our Renters' Rights Hub has all the written guidance you need, and if you have any other questions we are always here to listen and to assist - just give us a call.

Renters’ Rights Hub → https://www.baseps.co.uk/renters-rights-bill-2025-latest-updates

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