Landlord Studio, Xero, and Preparing for MTD

Updated December 2022 regarding the HMRC’s MTD announcement.

Avoid double-entry, save time, and operate a professional, scalable property business with our seamless Xero integration.

Our Xero integration allows Landlord Studio users to leverage Xero’s industry-leading accounting and reporting functionality while taking advantage of Landlord Studio’s easy-to-use property management and cloud accounting tools.

With Landlord Studio, you can track your income and expenses on the go, easily digitise receipts, manage your properties, leases, and tenants and ensure compliance with buy-to-let regulations, while Xero takes care of your end-of-year financial reporting.

Landlord Studio, Xero and MTD

MTD for ITSA has been delayed and is now being phased in from April 2026, and will at first affect landlords earning above the £50,000 threshold.

Landlord Studio is an easy-to-use cloud-based accounting software designed for landlords. And the great news is it’s already MTD compliant through our seamless Xero integration. Plus, our range of property management features help landlords streamline operations, gain nuanced insights into their portfolio performance and save time.

Related: A Comprehensive Guide to MTD for Landlords

Landlord Studio – Xero Integration Benefits for Landlords

Save hours every week by integrating Landlord Studio with Xero. Users can view their financial data on either platform at any time with the seamless flow of information from Landlord Studio to Xero. This eliminates double-handling, manual data entry, and headaches come tax time.

Ensure industry compliance

Store important documents such as EPC, EICRs, tenancy agreements etc by property and tenancy. Optimise tenant management with automated rent reminders, and customisable email and SMS templates. Set reminders for key inspection dates and ensure nothing slips through the cracks. Track, prioritise and manage property maintenance tasks. And more…

Keep up-to-date and accurate digital records throughout the tax year

Landlord Studio’s income and expense tracking and powerful accounting features, like bank connections and receipt scanner, are available via desktop or mobile app. Plus, with expense categories designed for the property sector, it’s never been easier to keep accurate up-to-date accounts throughout the tax year.

Automatically sync financial data to Xero

Using the seamless Xero integration all your financial data is automatically synced to Xero allowing you to take advantage of their industry-leading tax and reporting tools without increasing the workload of you or your accountant.

Greater portfolio visibility

Instantly generate reports in Landlord Studio and give your accountants access to your finances via Xero, a platform they know and love so that all the relevant parties have the data they need to make informed decisions to continue to grow your property business.

MTD made easy with Landlord Studio

1. Prepare for the change with accurate and up-to-date digital records, track income and expenses on the go and digitise receipts at the point of sale with Landlord Studio.
2. Connect your bank account to view and reconcile bank transactions in real-time and increase your accounting accuracy and speed.
3. Use our Xero Integration to automatically sync your financial data to Xero and submit accurate quarterly returns and your end-of-year statement.

Please Note: Landlord Studio will be directly integrated with the HMRC and MTD compliant well ahead of the April 2026 deadline.

Related: How to prepare for MTD IT: The Checklist

Landlord Studio – Xero Integration Benefits for Accountants

Work closely with your real estate clients to improve productivity, save both yourself and clients time, and ensure accurate up-to-date books come tax time.

• Easy digital record keeping for MTD.
• Easy to use property management software. A property management solution they’ll love.
• Make tax time a breeze. Help clients to stay organised throughout the tax year and make tax season a breeze for both you and them.
• Accountant view. Use our accountant view to access and assess your client’s bookkeeping and financials at any time in order to offer advice and value add services.
• The best solution for you and them. Your clients get to use an easy accounting solution for day-to-day bookkeeping and property management while you employ the powerful accounting and reporting functionality of a platform you’re already familiar with.

Accountants: Want to become a Landlord Studio Partner?

Combine Xero and Landlord Studio to offer an all-in-one bookkeeping and property management solution for your rental property clients and realise all the benefits listed above. With Landlord Studio, your clients get easy-to-use income and expense tracking and management tools for their rental properties, so your firm can spend less time chasing and more time engaging.

• No more paper receipts and messy spreadsheets
• Arm your real estate clients with the tools for success
• Get access to accountant-only discounted pricing

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