This year, according to an Inland Revenue official quoted here in the Times, things are going to change:

"Our advice is, don't wait for us to come looking for you."

And it certainly looks as if Wimbledon residents, accustomed to making a quick tax-free buck by renting out their homes, front gardens are parking spaces for the tennis, are in for a tussle. Inland Revenue agents will be in the crowds, walking the streets, checking the estate agents. And worst of all - they're hard to spot. Apparently, they look just like you and me.