Officials at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have said that a campaign encouraging private landlords to pay the tax they owe has raised an additional £50million.
The tax authority launched its Let Property initiative in September 2013, with tens of thousands of individuals receiving letters reminding them of their liabilities.
The aim was to persuade those landlords who had not been paying the tax that they should have been to voluntarily put their affairs in order.
Two years on, officials said that the initiative had greatly raised awareness and seen a significant increase in tax take.
According to HMRC’s statistics, more than 10,000 landlords have come forward to disclose tax on previously undeclared income.
Hoping to build on the momentum, the tax authority is planning to hold a Q&A session on Twitter next week, specifically targeted at the rental sector.
A number of professional landlord bodies, including the National Landlords Association (NLA) and the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA), will be taking part.
The landlord campaign is one of around 20 that HMRC has run in recent years.
Previous initiatives have been directed at medical professionals, plumbers, tutors and coaches, electricians, online traders, solicitors and health professionals.
While the Treasury estimates that the campaigns have raised over £1billion between them, they remain the subject of some criticism, with concerns that a disproportionate amount of resources have been directed at smaller businesses and individuals as opposed to large corporations.