Property Accounting Outsourcing for UK Property Accountants

Yes. Rental property accounting is one of our core service lines. We handle rental property bookkeeping, rental income accounts, mortgage interest reconciliation under the Section 24 finance cost restriction, allowable expense tracking, and self assessment preparation for individual and portfolio landlords. Whether your client owns two properties or fifty, we fit into your existing workflow and deliver review-ready working papers.

Yes. Service charge reconciliation and leasehold management accounts are a regular part of our property management accounting workload. We prepare the reconciliation schedules to TECH 03/11, match expenditure to the service charge fund, and flag any variances for your review. The output is formatted to your preferred template.

Yes, and it is the deadline UK property accountants tell us worries them most. We prepare CGT computations for residential and commercial property disposals - principal private residence relief, letting relief, enhancement expenditure, and indexation where applicable - at 18% and 24% against the £3,000 annual exempt amount, with the 60-day window tracked from completion. The working papers are structured for straightforward review and submission.

We maintain stamp duty records as part of the client's asset register and disposal history. For clients with active acquisition programmes, we track SDLT paid, any higher-rate charges for additional dwellings, and any relief claims, so the records are always ready for CGT or compliance purposes.

Yes. Property VAT is complex - from option to tax decisions and partial exemption calculations to the Capital Goods Scheme and reverse charge on construction. We support VAT compliance for property-holding entities, ensuring returns are accurate and any elections or adjustments are properly documented.

We start with a short call to understand your client mix - landlords, property companies, estate agents, or a combination. From there we agree on workflows, document access, and turnaround expectations. Most practices are fully operational with us within two weeks. We work around your existing systems and templates.

Ask three things. First, whether the team has actually prepared service charge accounts to TECH 03/11 - it is the part of property work most generalist outsourcers quietly avoid. Second, who signs off: the best property accountants UK firms work with put a named senior reviewer on every file rather than rotating juniors through it. Third, how they handle the 60-day CGT clock, because that is where the reputational damage happens. Send us one real client file and judge the output rather than the pitch.

Yes. Property management bookkeeping is a distinct discipline and we treat it as one. Service charge monies are held on statutory trust under section 42 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, so each scheme stays separately identifiable rather than pooled. We prepare the annual statement inside the six-month best-practice window, watch the section 20B eighteen-month limit on demanding costs already incurred, and flag qualifying works above the £250 per leaseholder consultation threshold. UK property accountants acting for managing agents get the reconciliation, the schedules and the exceptions list in one pass.

Pricing for UK property accountants is per client, per workflow, based on transaction volume, how many properties sit in the portfolio, and whether service charge schemes or disposals are in the mix. There is no retainer, no minimum volume, and no separate charge for the senior review. Send us one real client and we will price it properly rather than quote a headline rate that changes at month three.