Underneath the headline points, the Budget contained a number of measures designed to fulfil the Chancellor’s objective of encouraging growth and investment. There was broadly good news for those investing in UK real estate....more
3/20/2023
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Unexpectedly, it is likely the changes to the Luxembourg-UK double tax treaty will not be effective until 2024 at the earliest. Where that is the case, some Luxembourg investors in UK property rich entities will have another...more
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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
The UK government is consulting on bringing overseas sovereign investors in UK real estate within the scope of UK direct tax from April 2024 as part of measures amending the scope of the sovereign immunity tax exemption. ...more
The UK and Luxembourg have renegotiated their double tax treaty. The new treaty has been published, but is not yet in force. Significant changes have been made to the capital gains tax article amongst other provisions....more
This is likely to be a key reflection when considering the details issued in July about the new UK holding company regime for “qualifying asset holding companies” (QAHCs). The new regime is intended to make the UK more...more
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