We explain tax on a holiday let in plain English, handle it correctly, and make sure you claim every relief you are entitled to, all at a fixed fee.
Tax on a Holiday Let
Running a holiday let brings its own tax picture, rental income to declare, expenses to claim, VAT to watch once turnover grows, and, since the furnished holiday let regime ended, taxation under the ordinary property rules rather than the old special treatment.
We handle the full tax on your holiday let, income and expenses, the VAT position as it grows, and Capital Gains Tax when you sell, making sure it is all correct under the current rules and every allowable cost is claimed.
Holiday lets can breach the VAT threshold because short-term holiday accommodation is standard-rated, and since the furnished holiday let regime ended they no longer get the old reliefs, so the tax needs careful, up-to-date handling.
The Detail That Matters
Running a holiday let brings its own tax picture: rental income and expenses, VAT to watch as it grows, and, since the furnished holiday let regime ended in April 2025, taxation under the ordinary property rules rather than the old special treatment.
You are taxed on the profit, rent received less allowable running costs: cleaning, management, utilities, insurance, maintenance and advertising. Mortgage interest is relieved as a 20% credit under the ordinary property rules.
Short-term holiday accommodation is standard-rated for VAT, so a busy let can cross the £90,000 VAT threshold and must then register and charge VAT, unlike ordinary residential letting, which is exempt.
Since April 2025, holiday lets no longer get the old full interest relief, capital allowances or CGT reliefs, and are taxed like ordinary rentals. We recalculate your position under the current rules.
When you sell, we calculate the CGT under the current rules and claim every available relief and allowance, since the old business-asset reliefs no longer apply.
Holiday lets are more complex than ordinary rentals: VAT can bite as turnover grows, and the end of the FHL regime changed the reliefs, so owners taxed under the old assumptions can get it wrong.
Key Figures
How We Help
We declare your holiday let income and claim every allowable cost, cleaning, management, utilities, maintenance, so your taxable profit is right.
Holiday accommodation is standard-rated, so a busy let can cross the VAT threshold. We monitor it and advise before it becomes a problem.
When you sell, we calculate the Capital Gains Tax under the current rules and claim every relief and allowance available.
All the forms, calculations and correspondence handled on your behalf, so you never have to decode HMRC's rules or sit on hold.
A clear fixed fee quoted after a free call, your position explained in plain English, and never a surprise bill.
We act quickly, and where earlier years are involved we put those right too, reclaiming refunds or minimising penalties.
Holiday lets are more complex than ordinary rentals, VAT can bite as they grow, and the end of the furnished holiday let regime changed the reliefs. We keep the whole tax picture correct and efficient.
Recent Client Outcome
A holiday-let owner was unsure how the end of the furnished holiday let regime and a growing turnover affected their tax.
What we did. We recalculated their income under the current property rules, claimed all allowable running costs, and monitored their turnover against the £90,000 VAT threshold.
The outcome. Their tax was correct under the new rules, every cost was claimed, and we advised on the VAT position before it became a problem.
Handling the income, the VAT watch and the post-2025 rules together kept the whole holiday-let tax picture correct.
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