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Help with property on your Self Assessment tax return

Find information on completing the UK property and other property sections of your Self Assessment tax return.

You will need to declare income from property on your Self Assessment tax return if you have earned over £1,000 from:

  • renting out property in the UK or overseas

  • letting furnished rooms in your own home

  • furnished holiday lettings in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA)

  • premiums from leasing UK land

Helpsheets for filling in your tax return

Helpsheets provide information which can help you fill in your Self Assessment tax return, such as checking if you qualify for a certain relief and working out figures you might need to include in your return.

Use the following property helpsheets to find further guidance to help you complete the property sections of your tax return.

Letting property

Read helpsheets about:

Tax reliefs

Read helpsheets about:

Capital allowances

Read the helpsheet about Capital allowances and balancing charges (Self Assessment helpsheet HS252).

HMRC YouTube videos

YouTube playlist on UK property

Watch a collection of HMRC videos to find out about the UK property income section of the tax return.

UK property income — tax return.

You’ll learn about:

  • filling in tax returns if you have income from a property
  • Rent a Room relief
  • joint lettings
  • the property income allowance
  • rent, rates, insurance and ground rent
  • property repairs and maintenance
  • loan interest and other financial costs
  • other allowance property expenses

Recorded webinar on UK property

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

The UK property section of your online tax return

You will learn about:

  • rent a room relief
  • joint letting
  • furnished holiday lettings
  • expenses and allowances

Register for webinars

Webinars provide further information about sections of your Self Assessment Tax return.

Register for live webinars about property income for Self Assessment.

Paper tax return

If you are complete a paper tax return, you may need to use supplementary page SA105 to record UK property income on your SA100 Tax Return.

More information on property

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

Find out about annual tax-free allowances for property or trading income.

Work out your rental income if you rent out property.

Find out if you can claim capital allowances for structures and buildings.

Updates to this page

Published 22 January 2025

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