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    Section 24: mortgage interest restriction

    5 min read · 2025-01-15

    Section 24 stops individual landlords deducting mortgage interest as a rental expense; instead, they get a 20% tax credit calculated on the interest paid.

    • Applies to individual landlords (not limited companies)
    • Mortgage interest is no longer deductible from rental profit
    • You receive a 20% basic-rate tax credit instead
    • Higher-rate and additional-rate taxpayers lose the most relief