BTL & Self-assessment

[GILLHOUS]

Hi

I'm a 40% tax payer(PAYE) and own a couple of BTL properties which my husband managers. In practice we jointly own the properties, but his name is not on the mortgages because he is not currently employed - looking after the properties is his only job. I currently pay tax on the income from these properties via self-assessment. If my husband were to register with HMRC as a sole trader, with property management as his business - I am assuming this would release me from having to submit self-assessments in the future. Is that right?

[D&C]

If my husband were to register with HMRC as a sole trader, with property management as his business - I am assuming this would release me from having to submit self-assessments in the future. Is that right?

What so no one needs to declare the rental income?

You might think about getting professional (paid for) advice before you do anything else.

[GILLHOUS]

No, I've not been clear - the point is that he'd declare all of the property income. But yes, I do need to seek professional advice