NRLA analysis of HMRC figures shows more than 275,000 landlords and sole traders who should be in Making Tax Digital have yet to sign up, with the second quarterly update deadline due on 7 November.
August’s Landlord Survey 2026 finds only 48 percent of landlords earning £50,000 or more believe they are in Making Tax Digital, although the duty began in April 2026.
HMRC says around 1.077 million more sole traders and landlords must use MTD from 6 April 2027 if qualifying gross income exceeds £30,000.
HMRC will begin signing up landlords and sole traders to Making Tax Digital from September if they should already be in the system, putting fresh pressure on missed registrations after the first quarterly deadline.
HMRC says 436,000 taxpayers met the first Making Tax Digital filing deadline on time, leaving more than 400,000 landlords and sole traders behind.
ACCA says around 400,000 landlords and sole traders still risk missing the first 7 August Making Tax Digital filing deadline, despite HMRC’s 12-month soft-landing on penalties.
HMRC says landlords in Making Tax Digital for Income Tax must file their first quarterly updates by 7 August, making the opening 2026-27 filing window the first live compliance test for affected property income taxpayers.
Landlord Studio says 22 percent of landlords have considered leaving the sector because of Making Tax Digital, with fresh research pointing to rising compliance costs ahead of the 2027 threshold change.
The biggest overhaul of the UK tax system in a generation came into force yesterday, Monday 6 April 2026, requiring landlords with qualifying income to…
HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed that 118,000 landlords across England will be required to submit quarterly income updates from next month under the Making…
Just 50,000 of 864,000 landlords and self-employed earners required to comply with Making Tax Digital have registered, with under three weeks until the 6 April deadline.
The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with HMRC-approved tax platform Taxd to help landlords comply with Making Tax Digital requirements before the 6 April…
Property accounting platform Hammock and Intuit QuickBooks have launched an integrated solution aimed at landlords facing quarterly reporting requirements under Making Tax Digital for Income…
Buy-to-let landlords are better prepared for Making Tax Digital than many sole traders, with new research showing 80 percent feel ready ahead of the April…
The government has launched a new online tool to help landlords find Making Tax Digital-compatible software as the April rollout approaches. Ministers claim they are…
