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Wales17 September 2026·6 min read

The Welsh Visitor Levy Lands in 2027: £1.30 a Night - and What It Signals for Enforcement

The Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act 2025 creates the framework for a per-night tourist tax in Wales, standard rate £1.30, hostel/campsite £0.75. It operates through the same register that opens on 1 October 2026. The tax matters, but the more important story is what a levy paid via the register does to the visibility of every short-let address in the country.

#Wales #Tax #Visitor Levy #Registration

Regulation8 August 2026·5 min read

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Hits Holiday-Let Owners from April 2026: The Compliance Overlap That Should Concern You

From April 2026, individual landlords with property income above the MTD threshold - including former FHL operators - are required to keep digital records and report quarterly to HMRC. On top of the abolition of the FHL regime this is the second material compliance imposition in two tax years, and the overlap of HMRC visibility with planning enforcement visibility should concern operators whose planning status is not clean.

#Tax #HMRC #MTD #Operators

Regulation18 June 2026·7 min read

HMRC's Abolition of the Furnished Holiday Let Regime: The First Full Tax Year In

The Furnished Holiday Let regime was abolished by Finance Act 2025 with effect from 6 April 2025 (income tax / CGT). The first full non-FHL tax year (2025/26) is now in preparation, with returns due by 31 January 2027. This piece looks at what operators are actually facing on mortgage interest relief, capital allowances, pension contributions and CGT reliefs — including the transitional 3-year BADR window for FHL businesses that ceased before 6 April 2025.

#Tax #HMRC #FHL #Operators

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