Capital gains tax

Capital gains tax

The Labour manifesto has made no mention of Capital Gains Tax, and while Sir Kier Starmer has ruled out many mainstream tax rises he has repeatedly refused to rule out potential CGT increases.  ...
The Generation Rent activist group says the Conservative manifesto pledge to give a tax break to landlords selling to tenants should be accompanied by those landlords being forced to sell at a discount. ...
The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity across the UK.  ...
Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in April.   ...
The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. ...
A new study by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests some landlords wanting to quit the private rental sector have deferred their plans because of the burden of Capital Gains Tax.  ...
The capital gains tax allowance will be cut on April 6 from £6,000 to £3,000, so more people will pay CGT. ...
Britain’s top 100,000 taxpayers footed an average income and capital gains tax bill of £559,000 each in 2021/22. ...
This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the average UK taxpayer will have earned enough to pay all of their taxes for that year. This includes tax ...
A cross-party think tank, Demos, says inheritance is becoming an ever more important aspect of the UK housing market. ...
New research from an online buy to let mortgage broker shows that average rates for some typical deals favoured by landlords have doubled since the start of the year. ...
New figures show that the amount of Capital Gains Tax raked in by HM Revenue & Customs has skyrocketed.  ...
With 2022 just hours away, here’s a reminder of two tax changes that will directly affect landlords next year - and that’s before any new government announcements in the months to come.  ...
New data from lettings agency Hamptons suggests that despite the slew of challenges thrown at the private rental sector, the number of landlords cashing out has hit a seven-year low. ...
A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains Tax as has been suggested. ...
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