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Sector-specific tax and accounting analysis

Practical writing on the tax, VAT, MTD, rating and compliance questions that come up on short-term let and holiday let portfolios — with the primary sources cited, and dated so you can see when we wrote it.

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25 June 2026·8 min read

Personal ownership or a limited company after FHL abolition?

The tax gap between personal ownership and Ltd ownership has widened for higher-rate borrowing operators post-FHL. Retention vs extraction of profits, transition costs and future rate changes all matter. This is a model-dependent decision, not a rule of thumb.