Entrepreneurs’ relief for furnished holiday letting properties is to be abolished from April 2010. Will this mean that the business is treated as having ceased such that relief continues to be available if the property is sold within the following three-year period?
A property developer has suggested that the owner of a commercial property should redevelop the plot for housing. A substantial profit is anticipated, but will this result in the loss of entrepreneurs’ relief? Will this be a trading or capital transaction?
An unmarried couple jointly owned a property for 14 years before the woman moves out. The man remains there for five years before moving out and selling his share to the woman who subsequently sells the property a year later. At what point in the calculation is main residence relief under TCGA 1992, s 222 given?
A client agreed to purchase a property, but was unable to complete due to a lack of funds. The agreement for lease has been assigned to a new purchaser who will pay a lower amount to the vendor, with the client paying the balance of the original purchase price