Net tightens on Inheritance Tax relief for Furnished Holiday Lets

Posted by on Jul 8, 2015 in Research, Residential Property, Tax, Uncategorised, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Net tightens on Inheritance Tax relief for Furnished Holiday Lets

HMRC have recently won a tribunal decision that confirms that inheritance tax relief will only be available on furnished holiday lets (FHL) in exceptional circumstances. Simon Dixon Smith of Land Partners comments ‘the newly released case of Green v HMRC confirms that the majority of holiday lettings businesses will not attract inheritance tax relief. This will be costly to the families of holiday cottage owners’. It is estimated that there are over 75,000 units of FHL in the UK. Many of these will have been purchased for the primary benefit of the owners with holiday lets offered as a way...

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