Letters you need from HMRC
The letters you have to ask HMRC for.
Last reviewed 10 October 2026 · How Tax Letters checks its facts
Most of this site explains letters HMRC sends. These are the ones you request: for a landlord, a lender, an employer, a bank or another country's tax office. Each page says where to ask, what HMRC sends back and what GOV.UK says about timing, with the GOV.UK page beside it.
- Proof of address from HMRCWhat GOV.UK says about getting proof of address from HMRC, the letters and documents it does describe, and the page to read for each.
- Certificate of residence (confirmation of UK tax residence)How to ask HMRC for a certificate of residence or a letter of confirmation of UK tax residence, who can apply, what HMRC needs and what GOV.UK says about timing.
- Employment history from HMRCHow to ask HMRC for a record of your employment history, online for recent years or on paper for any year, who can apply and what GOV.UK says about timing.
- National Insurance number confirmation letterHow to get a letter showing your National Insurance number from HMRC: download one from the HMRC app or your personal tax account, ask for it by post, or apply if you have never had a number.
- SA302 and tax year overview for a mortgageHow to print the tax calculation (SA302) and the tax year overview a mortgage lender may ask for, from your HMRC online account or your software, and where GOV.UK lists the lenders that accept them.
- Proof of Child BenefitWhat GOV.UK says you can use to prove you qualify for Child Benefit: the award notice, a proof of entitlement page from the online service or the HMRC app, or a bank statement, and who to ask for help.
Information, not advice: these pages describe what HMRC publishes about each document. Whether a particular letter is enough for a landlord, lender or embassy is for them to say.