Property Taxation

Sales & Purchases

Sales and purchases of property always come with tax considerations, whether in the commercial or the domestic field. What tax will there be on sale? How can I keep it down? What reliefs can I get on purchase? How can I reduce stamp duty? Our advice can help you to answer all of these questions (where possible and legal, of course) and in general can help you to structure matters for the best possible tax outcome.

Tax on Leases

There are all kinds of tax considerations involved in leases - tax on rent (or relief for paying it), tax on premiums (or relief on paying them), stamp duty, VAT, capital allowances. They all need to be taken into account, by both parties to the lease. We can assist you in minimising the tax problems and in negotiating the best possible position for your lease.

Development Structures

Developments come with their own tax problems, from the need to structure the project properly from the outset through the impact of VAT and stamp duty on construction, right up to the need for tax-efficiencies when disposing of the completed project. We can help with all of this and more, providing tax advice from planning to fruition.

Tax has to be considered for all development projects - on acquisition, on structuring, on working through the project and on extracting profits at the end. The full range of taxes, from corporation tax to VAT and stamp duty, may be an issue and we can advise on keeping them to a minimum as well as avoiding the traps which lurk within the tax system.

Tax for Farmers & Landowners

We have years of experience of acting for farmers and other landowners and bring this to bear on their tax affairs. There are all kinds of special considerations that affect landowners over the whole range of taxes and we can assist in keeping those to a minimum. From farming to forestry to pheasant shoots - we have the necessary expertise.