Indirect disposals of interests in UK land by non-residents

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Corporation Tax

Guidance

UK property is often held by non-resident persons indirectly, typically through the holding of shares in a company that in turn directly owns the property. For corporate groups, this form of ownership of UK property is very common, with property holding companies often established in such circumstances. Prior to 6 April 2019, these types of indirect disposals by non-residents were not commonly within the scope of UK corporation tax.

However, from 6 April 2019, disposals of shares (or similar interests) in ‘property rich’ companies are subject to tax. This applies to disposals of shares in companies with commercial or residential property. The legislation is drafted with reference to a right or interest in companies that are ‘property rich’, but also includes entities deemed to be companies, such as offshore collective investment vehicles who fall within the definition of company for these purposes. For more on the rules that apply to collective investment vehicles, see Simon’s Taxes C2.1165.

In context, if the company disposes of its property

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Rob Durrant-Walker

Tax Director at Crane Dale Tax , Corporate Tax, OMB, Personal Tax

Rob is a cross-tax advisor with a particular focus on property tax planning, and business structure planning for OMB’s. He provides tax advice to other accounting firms, balancing commerciality, ethics, and understanding complexity. His 30+ years of experience start at the Inland Revenue in Hull. After completing his ATT and CTA by 1999 with PKF, he subsequently worked at KPMG and UHY prior to managing the business tax team as a director at Garbutt + Elliott. Rob is now Tax Director at the independent tax consultancy, Crane Dale Tax. He is a regular author for Taxation magazine with many articles and Readers Forum contributions since 2005, and he contributes as a virtual member to the CIOT Property Tax technical committee. Rob works remotely from Vancouver in Canada.

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