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Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
You’re a resident landlord if you let out part of a property which is your…
The Rent a Room Scheme lets you earn up to a threshold of £7,500 per year…
The way you share your home with a lodger affects what kind of tenancy…
Rent You can charge what you want for rent but should agree the amount…
How to end an excluded tenancy or licence If your lodger is an excluded…
Your property may be classed as an House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) if…
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
Check if a home is eligible for extra tax-free residence allowance if it is left to children, grandchildren or other direct descendants.
Find out the rules for transferring unused tax-free residence allowance to a surviving spouse or civil partner.
How to work out and apply the residence nil rate band (RNRB) for Inheritance Tax in different circumstances.
Use supplementary pages SA109 to record your residence and domicile status on your SA100 Tax Return.
How to come back to the UK to live if you were previously settled (given indefinite leave to remain) - find out if you need a Returning Resident visa
Derivative residence cards are no longer valid. Find out how to prove your right to live in the UK if you're the carer or child of a European citizen.
The widened entitlement accommodation policy launched on 31 October and ran until 11 March 2024.
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