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24shaw
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Hi, I currently have a 3 bed detached house outside of Manchester, I am fed up of commuting and while I am still young I would like to experience city life, I have tenants ready to move into my house at the end of the month. I have yet to find a flat in the city centre as I am unsure how much money I will have to spend because of income tax I may or may not have to pay on the rental income I get.
I have a full time job earning over mid 40s and a mortgage of 550 a month with rent income of £850 a month. Can anyone let me know how much I will be paying with tax on the rent income, will it be 40%?
I have consent to let from my mortgage provider, I will pay landlords insurance, i want everything to be above board.
I have a full time job earning over mid 40s and a mortgage of 550 a month with rent income of £850 a month. Can anyone let me know how much I will be paying with tax on the rent income, will it be 40%?
I have consent to let from my mortgage provider, I will pay landlords insurance, i want everything to be above board.
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Yes it will be 40%0
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you have a job paying "mid 40s" therefore you are a higher rate taxpayer if your total income (salary + taxable profit from letting) = > £45,000 pa
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-and-tax-credit-rates-and-thresholds-for-2017-18/tax-and-tax-credit-rates-and-thresholds-for-2017-18
the higher rate tax is 40%
if your question is really what amount of tax will i pay then we cannot answer that without at lot more figures to work out your actual taxable net profit0 -
Don't forget there are also expenses - repairs, insurance, management fees, mortgage costs, etc etc etc etc etc...0
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Thanks for your response. How frustrating! Is it 40% of the entire rental income? If I pay management fees to the agent, is that knocked off? and do I not ignore the interest part of the mortgage?
Its all very confusing.0 -
Thanks for your response. How frustrating! Is it 40% of the entire rental income? If I pay management fees to the agent, is that knocked off? and do I not ignore the interest part of the mortgage?
Its all very confusing.
start with the basics....
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/income-tax-when-you-rent-out-a-property-working-out-your-rental-income0 -
As a side note, if you have student loan repayments, they will also be taken out of your rental income when you do your self assessment (9%).
And you will be liable for capital gains tax when you sell the property.
The income tax you will pay is (rent - expenses)*0.4 - i.e. any expenses are subtracted from the income used to calculate the tax, not the tax paid. The link above describes what counts as "expenses". Mortgage *interest* (not the full repayment) is an expense, but you can only claim back a reduced tax rate on it.
You are probably not going to earn more after tax than your mortgage payments.0 -
DumbMuscle wrote: »A
And you will be liable for capital gains tax when you sell the property.
I don't think the OP wants to sell the property just rent out whilst he is young enough to enjoy the city.0 -
You could always just sell it and buy in the centre. Or are you worried about making a mistake?
You'll still have tenants in for at least 6 or 12 months so won't be able to move back if you don't like it.2023 wins: *must start comping again!*0 -
I don't pay Student loans fortunately, my employer paid for my studying.
Its the expenses part that I am now trying to get my head around, do agents fees count as an expense? Does the mortgage?
Is capital gains tax something I will need to worry about if I sell the house while its still rented?0 -
Hazyjo, that is an option I suppose. I just worry that in a year or so I might want to settle down in the house again.0
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