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Property Taxes are taxes levied against the owner of property located within a particular jurisdiction. Property taxes are often used to refer to taxes on real property. Property taxation schemes vary depending... more +
Property Taxes are taxes levied against the owner of property located within a particular jurisdiction. Property taxes are often used to refer to taxes on real property. Property taxation schemes vary depending on the country or jurisdiction.  However, a popular system involves a government assessment of the value of a property and a rate based on a proportion of the assessed value. A property may be subject to taxation by multiple taxing entities.  less -
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Business Rates and the Bar - Occupation, Purpose and Trust in a Set of Chambers

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In the recent case of Prosser v Ricketts [2024] UKUT 264 (LC), the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber (UT) had to decide whether barristers’ chambers rooms should be treated as a collective, single unit for business rates purposes,...more

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Don’t forget to report property gains

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A higher rate of CGT applies to gains on the disposal of residential property (apart from a principal private residence). In the Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced a reduction in the higher rate that exists for...more

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in England and Wales (Update)

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KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRITISH LAW - 1. Introduction - Historically, there has been significant investment by overseas individuals and corporations in real estate in England and Wales and in...more

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in England and Wales (Updated)

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KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRITISH LAW - 1. Introduction - Historically, there has been significant investment by overseas individuals and corporations in real estate in England and Wales and in...more

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Mini-Budget September 2022 - Tax impact on the real estate sector

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Summary - Some key measures for businesses in this sector were: ..Cancellation of the planned increase in the rate of corporation tax from 19% to 25% from April 2023. The rate will remain at 19%. ..From November...more

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UK Consultation on Sovereign Immunity from UK Direct Tax - Implications for Real Estate Investments

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​​​​​​​HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are consulting on proposed changes to the U.K.’s existing approach to sovereign immunity from U.K. direct taxation. The proposed changes would be a major step change in the...more

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Levelling Up Bill: The New Infrastructure Levy - what you need to know

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In the second Insight in our series on the planning changes in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (the first was on the proposed changes to local plans), we examine the proposed new Infrastructure Levy that will...more

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10 things you should know when investing in Germany or England and Wales

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In what ways can ownership in Real Estate be acquired? In Germany - The most common way to obtain ownership in German real estate under German Law is in the form of absolute ownership. Pursuant to statuary law, absolute...more

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in England and Wales (Updated)

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KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRITISH LAW - 1. Introduction - Historically, there has been significant investment by overseas individuals and corporations in real estate in England and Wales and in...more

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in Scotland (Updated)

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KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SCOTTISH LAW - 1. Introduction - This guide applies to real estate in Scotland only. 2. Tenure - Real estate, both commercial and residential in Scotland may be...more

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Impact of UK Autumn Budget on real estate sector

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It was a relatively light Budget for the real estate sector. Highlights included the long-awaited announcement of the rate of the residential property developer tax and some reform of business rates....more

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UK Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021: Preparing for a Post-Covid, Post-Brexit Britain?

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Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, unveiled an unsurprising 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review (the Budget), as the headline grabbing fiscal plans had already mostly been leaked to the press (including by the...more

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Empty property rates

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Following recent court decisions, the options available to an owner of empty business premises to avoid a liability for empty property rates have been reduced.  This matters because no rates are payable for the first...more

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BTR to be outside the scope of the new Residential Property Developer Tax

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We have learnt that HMRC has dropped its proposal to make the build-to-rent (BTR) sector subject to the new residential property developer tax (RPDT). We understand that BTR activity will not be in scope of the tax at this...more

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New Residential Property Developer Tax: the design of the tax

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In this blog we consider the current design of the residential property developer tax (RPDT). Separately we have blogged on the triggers for liability. This blog is based on the current draft of the legislation issued on 20...more

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in England and Wales

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KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRITISH LAW - 1. Introduction - Historically, there has been significant investment by overseas individuals and corporations in real estate in England and Wales and in...more

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in Scotland (Updated)

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KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SCOTTISH LAW - 1. Introduction - This guide applies to real estate in Scotland only. 2. Tenure - Real estate, both commercial and residential in Scotland may be either of...more

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Empty property rates in England; guarding the guardians?

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The two taxes in England on the occupation of property are non-domestic rating and, for domestic rating, council tax. Pre COVID, business rates yielded £30bn and council tax £36bn annually. Rates are payable on business...more

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Empty property rates in England; how can a business mitigate its liability?

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A tax on failure - Empty property rates is a tax on failure; the failure of the owner to find either a profitable use for the premises or a tenant to pay a rent. Since March 2020, reliefs have been available to cushion...more

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Spring Budget 2020 – how does it impact on Real Estate?

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In contrast to recent years it has been a quiet Budget for real estate tax. In particular, there was no big announcement of any further levelling of the playing field between resident and non-resident investors in UK land:...more

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Budget 2020: real estate tax changes

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Here is a brief summary of the measures in the March 2020 Budget which are relevant to the Real Estate sector. Non-UK resident companies with UK property income – As previously announced, non-UK resident companies that...more

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UK Budget 2020 - Key Tax Measures

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the United Kingdom (“UK”) Budget for 2020 on 11 March 2020. The Budget was delivered against a backdrop that very few people could have anticipated at the commencement of the year....more

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The housing market in a changing political landscape

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The residential market has attracted a huge amount of attention and pledges of reform from all sides of the house. There has been a constant stream of consultation on both long leaseholds and short term lets. ...more

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Non-UK resident SDLT surcharge: adding 1% and more complexity: Part II

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In February we discussed the government’s intention to increase stamp duty land tax for non-UK residents. The proposal is to add 1% to the SDLT charge for non-UK resident buyers of UK residential property. ...more

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in England, Wales, and North Ireland

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KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRITISH LAW. Introduction - Historically, there has been significant investment by overseas individuals and corporations in real estate in England and Wales and in particular in...more

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