{"id":7928,"date":"2016-03-14T16:54:29","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T09:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-lodger-allowance-that-could-make-your-spare-room-a-money-spinner\/"},"modified":"2016-03-14T17:04:21","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T10:04:21","slug":"the-lodger-allowance-that-could-make-your-spare-room-a-money-spinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-lodger-allowance-that-could-make-your-spare-room-a-money-spinner\/","title":{"rendered":"The lodger allowance that could make your spare room a money-spinner"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe tax-free sum you can earn from renting is set to soar \u2013 and homeowners aren\u2019t the only ones who could benefitWhen it comes to making a stack of cash from property, most of us think of buy-to-let landlords. But your own home could provide a significant income boost, with a steep jump from 6 April in what you can earn tax-free from renting out a room.At present anyone with a lodger where the rental income is greater than \u00a34,250 a year must pay tax on the amount above this. But from next month the tax-free allowance soars to \u00a37,500 \u2013 enabling the majority of lodger landlords to wipe out any tax liability on this income. In 2015, on average, lodger landlords in London earned \u00a3708 a month, \u00a3405 in Leeds and \u00a3432 in Glasgow, according to website Spareroom. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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