Simon Misiewicz FCCA, ATT, MBA – UK Property Tax Specialist
Simon Misiewicz FCCA, ATT, MBA is a Director of Optimise Accountants, the UK property tax practice established in 2003. He leads a team of five ACCA-qualified accountants advising landlords, property investors, property companies and developers. He has invested in property himself since 2006, so his advice reflects the decisions investors actually face.
Qualifications
- Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA)
- Member of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)
- MBA
What Simon advises on
Stamp Duty Land Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Section 24 mortgage interest relief, holding property personally or through a limited company, incorporation, profit extraction, Making Tax Digital and succession planning for property portfolios.
Published work and appearances
| Title | Role | Publisher / platform | Date | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making Tax Digital is edging closer but not everyone needs to worry yet | Author | Property118 | 28 October 2025 | Who MTD applies to and when |
| Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Landlords: How to Avoid or Exit the Regime | Author | Property118 | 7 October 2025 | MTD exemptions, thresholds and exit routes |
| Making Tax Digital: Which Software Works Best for Landlords? | Author | Property118 | 13 October 2025 | MTD software for landlords |
| Leaving the UK as a Landlord? How to Keep HMRC and Your Lettings Profits Under Control | Author | Property118 | 6 November 2025 | Non-resident landlord rules and UK rental profits |
| Landlords face higher costs with Making Tax Digital and need to prepare | Interviewed | Property118 | 21 November 2025 | MTD costs and preparation |
| HMRC writes to landlords as Making Tax Digital deadline approaches | Quoted | Property118 | 5 February 2026 | HMRC letters and MTD preparation (also quoted in later Property118 MTD coverage, March–June 2026) |
| Understanding Making Tax Digital: how it works for UK landlords from April 2026 | Quoted | Insider Media | – | MTD for landlords |
| The Cost of Getting It Wrong | Interviewed | Secret Property Club | September 2026 | Property tax mistakes and planning |
| How to get CGT relief when passing on a buy-to-let property to your children | Author | Landlord Today | September 2019 | CGT holdover relief, trusts and IHT |
| How can you pass on a rental property to children tax-efficiently? | Author | Property Reporter | 8 October 2019 | Passing rental property to children: CGT and IHT |
| Buy-to-let is taxed more in Britain than Germany, France or US – before the new tax | Quoted | The Telegraph | 14 November 2015 | Comparative buy-to-let taxation |
| UK Property Tax Show | Host (podcast) | Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music | Ongoing, weekly | UK property tax, rental income, limited companies, Section 24, CGT |
| Episode 27 – Taxes When Buying or Selling at Property Auctions | Guest (podcast) | Property Solvers | 22 January 2025 | SDLT, CGT and Corporation Tax on auction purchases and sales |
| A No-Nonsense Conversation About Property & Tax | Guest (podcast) | Business Debt Doctor | 26 March 2025 | Tax and financial strategies for property investors |
| The Best Way to Maximise Income Whilst Reducing Tax | Guest (podcast) | Inside Property Investing | – | Growing property income while reducing tax |
| UK tax planning eBooks | Author (eBooks) | Amazon | – | UK tax planning, including property |
How we review our content
Simon reviews the property tax guidance on this website against HMRC guidance and UK legislation. Each page shows when it was last reviewed, and we update pages after Budgets and other changes to the rules.
Work with Simon’s team
Every Optimise client works with a named ACCA-qualified account manager, never a junior or part-qualified accountant, and can book calls directly within 5 working days. See our property investment accountants service or our landlord accountants service.
OPTIMISE ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED, company number 04856185. Office 15 Bramley House 2a, Bramley Road, Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire NG10 3SX.
