Course Details

The private rented sector is going through a period of unprecedented turmoil, with interest rates remaining high, councils using landlords as a convenient cash cow to collect extra revenue through selective licensing schemes, and the Renters’ Rights Bill about to make life even harder. In the first of this two-part masterclass, we look at what you can do to help your landlord clients in these turbulent times.


Topics covered include:

  • Landlord expense claims: how to maximise the available deductions and make sure nothing is overlooked
  • The cash basis for landlords: how to use it to advantage
  • The benefits of joint ownership: for married couples and others
  • Furnished holiday lets: getting the best out of the old regime in 2024/25 tax returns and helping clients transition to the new regime in 2025/26

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CPD Course Speaker

BSc FCA, Author and Presenter

Carl Bayley

Carl Bayley is the author of a series of plain English tax guides designed specifically for the layperson and the non-specialist (available from www.taxcafe.co.uk). His particular speciality is his ability to take the weird, complex, inexplicable world of taxation and set it out in the kind of clear, straightforward language taxpayers themselves can understand. Carl takes the same approach when speaking on taxation, a role he frequently undertakes with great enthusiasm, including his highly acclaimed annual ‘Budget Breakfast’ for the ICAEW. He has spoken on taxation on radio and television, including the BBC’s ‘It’s Your Money’ programme and BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine Show. Carl is a past Chairman of the Tax Faculty of the ICAEW and former member of the Institute’s governing Council and Board. Aside from his tax books, Carl is an avid creative writer. His first novel, Trinity of Souls, was published in 2024, with his second, Destiny of Souls, following in March 2025. When he isn’t working, he takes on the equally taxing challenges of hill walking and horse riding: his Munro tally is now 106 and, while he remains a novice rider, his progress is cantering along nicely. Carl lives in the Scottish Borders, where he enjoys spending time with his partner, Linda.