Commercial property: Retail rental arrears could rise to £2 billion after third-quarter payment deadline
According to research, retail rent arrears could total over £2 billion following the third-quarter payment deadline this week. Continue reading
Category Archives: Property
Government announces new stamp duty rates for non-residents from April 2021
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced new rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for non-residents from 1 April 2021.Continue reading
COVID-19: Government set to introduce Stamp Duty holiday
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is set to announce the introduction of a Stamp Duty holiday in his summer statement on Wednesday 8 July 2020.Continue reading
Government to relax rule for stamp duty surcharge for exceptional circumstances relating to COVID-19
The Government is relaxing Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) surcharge in exceptional circumstances where a property could not be sold due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.Continue reading
Rule change to shorten tax deadline for property sellers
Experts are warning that buy-to-let landlords and other property owners are at risk of financial penalties due to an obscure change to tax rules.Continue reading
Business rates appeal system requires “urgent reform”, says FSB
The number of bricks and mortar businesses challenging their business rates bills has dropped by 78 per cent, the latest figures have shown.Continue reading
FSB calls on Government to support bricks and mortar businesses
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for a new 100 per cent business rates relief scheme for childcare providers in England.Continue reading
Capital gains tax payment rules warning to residential property owners
The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has issued a warning to residential property owners, about the need to carefully consider the timing of any sale or gift of their property in future.Continue reading
Second-home tax rules to be reviewed, says Government
The tax rules for second-homes are to be reviewed by the Government after a “loophole” was discovered which could be costing local councils millions of pounds each year.Continue reading
Treasury weighing up tax break for landlords who sell to young adults
The chancellor, Phillip Hammond is considering introducing a tax break in this month’s budget rewarding landlords who sell their properties to sitting tenants, after it was revealed that 40 per cent of young adults are unable to buy a home.Continue reading
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