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The Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her first budget of the new Labour Government with a number of measures that directly affects landlords. Whilst we await the full Budget Report there were a number of headline announcements. Here, we provide a summary of these and our view on the impact on landlords.
Capital Gains Tax
Widely expected increases in the CGT rate on second homes proved to be unfounded as The Chancellor announced that the rates of CGT on second homes would stay at 18% / 24%. Some good news therefore for landlords who own their property in their personal names who had been fearing that the rates might have been increased in line with income tax rates of 20%/40% and 45%.
For landlords holding property in a limited company who exit via a share sale the CGT rate will be increasing to 18% / 24% so some alignment there between the two main ways in which landlords now purchase rental property, with regard to CGT.
Inheritance Tax
The thresholds for IHT were all held at the current rates so no change that affects landlords. Once again much was made of speculation that The Chancellor was looking at increases in IHT which did not materialise. Whilst there was an announcement on taxing of inherited pensions, this does not directly impact landlords.
Stamp Duty Land Tax
The higher rate surcharge of 3% will increase to 5% from tomorrow. This currently applies to all purchases of second homes and a limited company. This is by far the biggest increase in costs for landlords. We await further details on transactions that are already in motion and would expect some transitional relief for purchases that are already agreed.
A full impact assessment for landlords will be published in due course once the full Budget Report is released but so far, the only real change has been on SDLT. On a purchase of a £200,000 property the higher rate SDLT charge would increase from £6,000 to £10,000. No doubt this will have some impact on landlords ROI and will need to be factored in when making purchases.
For a more in depth summary, please see our following summary: 2024 Autumn Budget Summary for Landlords
If you would like to find out more on how we can help you with the budget changes then get in touch with us on 01902 711370 or via email enquiries@uklandlordtax.co.uk.
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