Property Tax
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Our well respected property tax team advises UK and non UK resident property investors, developers, traders, funds, and all forms of joint ventures on tax considerations.
Reflecting the move of many governments globally to try and balance the books, the UK has in recent years introduced a variety of relatively new taxes, many of which target the property sector.
We provide expert advice on all taxes which affect property transactions, including stamp duty land tax, VAT, capital gains tax, income tax, corporation tax, ATED, capital allowances and inheritance tax.
Our team provide clear, pragmatic advice in plain English to help find the solutions to complicated problems and to ensure property ventures are structured properly.
Tax legislation is often subject to change, seemingly, overnight. In this environment, it is good to know that your legal team are agile and responsive. We pride ourselves on being at the cutting edge in this area of law as well as clear and commercial communicators.
We are sought out as experts for tax conferences and financial publications and have excellent links with a global network of tax advisors, accountants and wealth managers both on and offshore to provide you with the best possible advice when it comes to the potential of your investment.
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A key announcement in the Autumn Budget speech was the confirmation that the new Residential Property Developer Tax (RPDT) will apply at a rate of 4% to affected companies.
Read more 16 Oct 2025 Britain’s forgotten housebuilders: Reviving the UK’s SME housebuilding sectorWhy have SME housebuilders gone from building 40% of Britain’s homes to just 10–12%? In Show House, Real Estate Partner, Aleem Khan explores the financing and planning barriers holding smaller developers back and what needs to change.
Read more 15 Oct 2025 Home buying and selling consultation: Reform or just a HIP replacement?Is the Government’s latest plan to reform home buying a real fix or just a digital twist on the old HIPs? Residential Property Partners, Saskia Arthur and Edward Allan, and Senior Associate, Kate Symons, explore how the proposed “Home Buying and Selling Reform” could reshape (or repeat) history.
Read more 31 Jul 2025 Chancel repair liability ancient, unusual, obscure and onerous…Some landowners may still be liable for repairing the chancel of a parish church, a historic legal obligation dating back to the feudal system. In this article, Partner, Saskia Arthur and Senior Associate, Kate Symons look at the Law Commission’s consultation on reforms to the Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA), which seeks to clarify how chancel repair liability should be recorded and enforced, not to abolish it, but to ensure the relevant provisions of the LRA operate as originally intended.
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