How to use the Landlord Expenses Tracker: full video tutorial
Log property costs as they happen, sort each into its SA105 box and see totals by category and MTD quarter. Not tax advice.
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Keep every property cost on the right tax return line as it happens. This full guide walks you through every box and result in the Property Clues Landlord Expenses Tracker, using a worked example: 6 costs across 12 Oak Street and Flat 4A in the 2026/27 tax year.
What you'll learn
- Adding a cost with the date, property, supplier, net amount and VAT, or reading a receipt photo
- What counts as an allowable expense, and choosing the right SA105 box
- What-if examples: sorting a flagged cost, a misfiled mortgage payment, and the next tax year
- Costs by SA105 category and by Making Tax Digital quarter
- Section 24 mortgage interest relief, common mistakes, and backups for your accountant
Chapters
- £1,860 of interest, £372 of relief (example year)
- Finding your way around
- The headline figures
- What counts as an allowable expense
- Adding a cost
- Filling in each box well
- Choosing the right SA105 box
- The expense log
- Filtering the log
- What if: sorting the flagged cost
- By category and by quarter
- Reading the quarters for Making Tax Digital
- Finance costs and Section 24
- How the £372 is worked out
- What if: interest in the wrong box
- What if: the next tax year
- Comparing your properties
- Comparing costs against rent
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Backups and your accountant
- Saving and recap
Figures in the video are a worked example. Property Clues tools are educational calculators and checklists, not financial, tax, mortgage or legal advice. Speak to a qualified adviser about your own situation. The voice in the video is AI-generated.