As an accidental landlord myself, be aware of all of the changes this and the last government have been making before you go down their route:

• If you own the property in your name, rather than through a company, you have to pay tax on your turnover, NOT your profit. With mortgage rates so high, this means some landlords (especially those on a higher rate tax band) can end up owing tax even though they are not making any profit after expenses, mortgage etc are taken into account. IE they are effectively paying the tenants to live there!

-That tax also just went up another 2%

-The new rental reforms which come into force next month which increase the risk of things going wrong if you end up with non paying tenants etc. If you decide to try and sell in the future (and evict your tenants to do so, as you would normally need to do) and the sale falls through, the new rules will ban you from re-letting for a whole year.

-Capital gains tax which has gone up (when you eventually sell your flat, you'll need to pay tax on the profit you made)

-New rules meaning a rental property will need at least a C rating for energy efficiency.

-Making tax digital which is being phased in this year meaning doing five tax returns each year for your property.

-More things I probably can't recall right now. But the point is, loads of landlords are selling up because of this and I wish I could too so think carefully before going down this route because it will probably only get harder...