Sell my Main Residence to my Property Ltd Co and lease it back to myself?
10:44 AM, 28th October 2020, 5 years ago
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I am interested in investigating the advantages/disadvantages of selling my main residence to my Property Limited Company and then leasing the property back to myself (possibly on a Opco/Propco type of arrangement).
My residential property is probably worth around £850k with a outstanding mortgage of £180k and the registered address of my Property Limited Company is my main residential address.
This Limited Company was established over 15 years ago and owns 5 residential properties.
Any comments welcome.
Martin
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Member Since February 2011 - Comments: 3453 - Articles: 286
10:48 AM, 28th October 2020, About 5 years ago
Hi Martin,
Both myself and Mark can see no benefit to this?
There would be no CGT on the sale to the company but the company would pay Corporation Tax on any capital appreciation when it sells the property.
The company would also pay SDLT on the market value of the property being acquired and any existing mortgage would need to be repaid first.
Then you have issues such as ATED to consider.
Member Since March 2020 - Comments: 8
11:21 AM, 28th October 2020, About 5 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Neil Patterson at 28/10/2020 – 10:48
May it avoid IHT and also protect against care home costs?
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11:27 AM, 28th October 2020, About 5 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Vistaro at 28/10/2020 – 11:21
No, it would need to be a Smart Co. to help mitigate potential future IHT liabilities and the state take into account your overall wealth for paying care home costs.
Please see >> https://www.property118.com/tax/smart-property-company-structures/
Member Since November 2016 - Comments: 24
1:36 PM, 28th October 2020, About 5 years ago
Section 7 of CRAG may be of interest. I am a lay person but I have read this guidance in full and very carefully and I believe it may hold various keys depending on your circumstances as regards the care home costs with which you are concerned.
Member Since November 2016 - Comments: 24
1:36 PM, 28th October 2020, About 5 years ago
The CRAG guidance –
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/301250/CRAG_34_April_2014.pdf
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3:40 PM, 28th October 2020, About 5 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Neil Patterson at 28/10/2020 – 10:48
On this scenario if it is a BTL mortgage the family members cannot stay or rent the property. Am I right?
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3:53 PM, 28th October 2020, About 5 years ago
Reply to the comment left by XPP at 28/10/2020 – 15:40
It would then be a regulated/consumer BTL and fall under different rules and criteria.
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1:45 AM, 1st November 2020, About 5 years ago
I’m trying something similar transferring a part of my garden with a garage to my limited company. Maximizing the value to reduce possible capital gains while keeping it all under SDLT threshold. Whole idea is trying to rebuild the garage into a bigger workshop at the expense of the company, but I’m not entirely sure I will be better off in the end.
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4:56 PM, 30th January 2021, About 5 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Neil Patterson at 28/10/2020 – 10:48
What is ATED?
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5:01 PM, 30th January 2021, About 5 years ago
I have an unencumbered home .. I also have directorship of my Ltd Company which holds 10 properties … My current lenders are not in the market for further lending … but I want to expand the company portfolio and buy a particular property … Can I sell (at a reduced rate)or Give my home my home to my Ltd Company to allow for it to be borrowed against to raise company capital and expand the portfolio ?