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How do jointly let properties work in Dext Solo?

Manage jointly let properties in Dext Solo, including ownership splits, co-owners, and beneficial interest reporting.

Written by Alexander
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Jointly let properties in Dext Solo let you manage shared rental properties for a client, split ownership between co-owners, and generate beneficial interest statements for each owner.


What are jointly let properties in Dext Solo?

Jointly let properties allow you to manage rental properties that are owned by more than 1 person, while ensuring each owner reports their correct share.

In Dext Solo:

  • You record 100% of income and expenses for each property

  • Each transaction is assigned to a rental property

  • Ownership periods define who owns what share and when

  • Reports automatically show your client’s share of totals

Important: The primary owner (your client) is responsible for recording all transactions, even when the property is jointly owned.


Set up a rental property for a client

To use jointly let properties, first create the rental property in the client’s account.

  1. Go to Business settings

  2. Select Rental properties

  3. Select Add rental property

  4. Enter:

    • Name

    • Ownership percentage (your client’s share)

    • Start date

  5. Select Save

Rental properties page showing property list and Add rental property button highlighted

Note: The start date is when you begin accounting for the property - not when it was purchased. This ensures pre-acquisition costs can be included where needed.


Add co-owners for a property

You can add co-owners to reflect who shares ownership of the property.

  1. Go to Business settings

  2. Select Rental properties > Owners

  3. Select Add owner

  4. Enter the owner’s Name

  5. Select Save

Rental properties > Owners page listing owners with the Add owner button highlighted

Define ownership periods and shares

Ownership periods let you define how ownership is split over time, which directly affects reporting.

To set ownership periods:

  1. Open a property from Rental properties

  2. In Ownership periods, select Add period

  3. Enter:

    • Start date

    • Ownership percentage for each owner

  4. Select Add co-owner if needed

  5. Select Save

Property page showing ownership periods section with Add period button highlighted
Add ownership period modal showing ownership shares with percentage fields for multiple owners

Ownership periods:

  • Apply from their start date onward

  • Define how income and expenses are split

  • Can include multiple owners

Important: Ownership percentages across all owners in a period don't currently need to add up to 100%.


Where to review ownership splits

Dext reflects ownership across reports, from totals to individual transactions.

UK Property (SA105) report

The tax report shows total income and expenses for all properties.

  1. Go to Reports

  2. Select Tax report

  3. Select the correct Tax year from the dropdown in the top right

  4. Select the drill-down icon (eye) next to a category to view the underlying transactions

UK Property tax report showing totals for rental income and expenses

Transaction summary

The transaction summary shows how ownership affects reporting.

  1. Go to Reports

  2. Select Transaction summary

  3. Select the correct date range at the top of the report

  4. (Optional) Use the filter icon in the top right to filter by Rental property

Transaction summary showing total share and full transaction amounts

In this report:

  • Amount = full transaction value (100%)

  • Total share = your client’s share based on ownership

For example:

  • 25% ownership → client reports 25% of income and expenses

  • 50% ownership → client reports 50% from that date onward

Tip: Select a line in the report to view the transactions included in that total.


Generate beneficial interest for co-owners

You can export a beneficial interest statement to show each co-owner’s share of income and expenses.

  1. Go to HMRC submissions in the sidebar.

  2. Select Prepare submission for the relevant period.

  3. Scroll to the Beneficial interest statements section.

  4. To preview a co-owner's statement, select View next to their name.

  5. To download it, select Export - this saves the statement as a CSV that can be shared with the co-owner.

The exported CSV breaks down the co-owner's share by SA105 tax box across all jointly held properties for the period. They can use it for their own HMRC reporting regardless of what software or agent they use.


What this means for your workflow

Jointly let properties change how you manage property clients:

  • You maintain one complete set of records per property

  • Ownership periods handle splitting logic automatically

  • Beneficial interest statements allow co-owners to report separately

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