At least one lettings agency, along with substantial numbers of people described as property developers, consultants and individual deriving rental income, have been named and shamed on an HM Revenue and Customs list.

The list contains deliberate tax defaulters – individuals and businesses who have received penalties for deliberately defaulting on their tax obligations where the tax lost exceeds £25,000. 

The agency has a tax debt of over £90,000 and an additional fine of over £50,000. And one of several property developers named has a tax debt of over £9m and an additional fine to pay of over £5m.

The latest update includes cases from across the UK in various sectors such as property, construction, hospitality and healthcare. In each case, the taxpayer failed to fully disclose their default to HMRC at the outset of an investigation. 

These defaulters’ details will remain published for 12 months. 

HMNRC points out that this list only includes those penalised under civil procedures and does not include criminal convictions for tax fraud.  

Kevin Hubbard, HMRC’s director of individuals and small business compliance, says: “The overwhelming majority pay the tax they owe, but for those who refuse, we use a range of tools to take firm action. 

“This includes publishing the names of those penalised for deliberate defaults to influence taxpayer behaviour and encourage defaulters to engage with HMRC.” 

The details HMRC can share about each deliberate default are limited to what is published in the list, which can be found at: