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Update on Raise the Roof campaign from Spareroom.co.uk

Raise the Roof Campaign

The nice people at Spareroom have kindly allowed me to post an update here from their excellent ‘raise the roof’ campaign to increase the rent a room tax exemption. Tessa. ********** Back in November 2009 we launched a campaign called Raise the Roof with the intention of asking the government to increase the tax free [...]

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Day 8 – What about Tax and Council tax?

Day 8 - make sure you keep proper records to prevent problems later

Tax One of the nice things about taking in a lodger is that you can earn up to £4,250 tax free under the government’s Rent a room scheme. The main downside is that some allowances, such as the Landlord’s Energy Saving Allowance (under which landlords can claim back the costs of buying and installing energy-saving [...]

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