Budget 2021 – Landlord Reactions

Budget 2021 – Landlord Reactions

13:28 PM, 3rd March 2021, About 3 years ago 31

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has given his 2021 pandemic recovery Budget with no immediate fiscal tax shocks, but the economy will look to be balanced in the medium term. Tax measures will include:

The Stamp Duty Holiday nil rate threshold of £500,000 to be extended to 30th June 2021 and then decreased to £250,00 until the end of Septemeber 2021 and return to the £125,000 threshold on the 1st October.

Personal Income Tax nil rate thresholds will be Frozen after the planned increases for April 2021 at £12,570 for the basic rate and £50,270 for high rate until 2026. While not increasing personal income tax this will increase the tax paid over time with inflation.

The Inheritance tax threshold will be frozen along with Capital Gains Tax threshold and Pensions lifetime allowance to the current levels.

Corporation tax will remain at 19% until April 2023 when it will be increased to 25%. However, there will be a small profits rate for below £50,000 tax at 19% after April 2023 and tapered increases of corporation tax up to 25% for profits from £50,000 to £250,000 and then a flat rate of 25% for £250,000 and above.

There will be a Super Deduction of 130% towards taxable profit for any investment costs in the next 2 years.

Companies will be able to offset losses against taxable income going back 3 years, allowing them to claim additional refunds of up to £760,000

There will be no increases in Alcohol or Fuel duty this year.

No changes to rates of National Insurance or VAT

The temporary increase of £20 a week in Universal Credit will continue for a further six months.


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Whiteskifreak Surrey

13:52 PM, 4th March 2021, About 3 years ago

The Corporation tax increase by 6%, but the relative increase is in fact 31.5%.

Reluctant Landlord

14:42 PM, 4th March 2021, About 3 years ago

Anyone know if the £4k lump payment for closed small businesses (under the £15k bus rates level) is applicable ONLY if
1. award already agreed for lockdown and Tier 4 grants OR
2. it is paid on the basis you had Small Business Rates Relief (as per initial Small Business Support Grant??

Beaver

17:50 PM, 4th March 2021, About 3 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Olls63 at 03/03/2021 - 21:05
Any idea whether that is all companies within the charge to CT, including the small ones? And how it works?

Olls63

20:31 PM, 4th March 2021, About 3 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Beaver at 04/03/2021 - 17:50
A lot of people are getting very excited about this, however small companies who haven't used all of their Annual Investment Allowance already get relief at 100%. This means that for every £1 you spend your tax bill is reduced by 19p. The 130% allowance will mean it is reduced by 25p. It is likely that it will only apply to trading companies and not investment companies.

Alistair Cooper

21:18 PM, 5th March 2021, About 3 years ago

The devil will be in the detail with regards to the 130% super deduction regime. Yes it is limited to Ltd co’s so another reason to ensure you are or persue incorporation. Expenses allowed will most likely fall under a similar regime to current expenditure allowed as plant and machinery so hopefully good news for those of us renovating and developing for Serviced Accommodation. Doing so for single let’s see unlikely to qualify. For HMOs a small amount may be allowable but not a huge amount. We will have to wait and see what the Capital Allowance Specialist Surveyors make of the rules.

Alistair Cooper

21:22 PM, 5th March 2021, About 3 years ago

As for the new corporation tax rates these only apply at the full 25% rate for profits over £250k so will not affect many of us as all interest and finance expenses are allowed against profits in a Ltd Co. there is talk of ‘linking’ ltd co’s so the HMRC will be able to apply the higher rate if say you have 5 Ltd Co’s declaring profits of £50k each. Interesting to see how this could be achieved however if each co has different directors and share holding allocations.......
Even 25% however is a lot more attractive than 45% which is not difficult to reach with interest costs being disallowed for properties held in a personal name!

Glenn Ackroyd

11:33 AM, 6th March 2021, About 3 years ago

This stimulus pumping will be followed by a big hangover. 5% deposits alongside lenders relaxing lending from 4.5 times income multiple to 6 times just increases the credit supply to a finite stock. Economics 101 gives you a 33% inflationary bubble and some.
This happened in 2004. Lenders relaxed the criteria from 3x income and went up to 4.5% - and house prices went up by 50%. Who would have predicted that?
The bankers made big bonuses for record lending up to 2008. I can't remember how it ended...

Dylan Morris

11:41 AM, 6th March 2021, About 3 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Glenn Ackroyd at 06/03/2021 - 11:33
So the banks take the profits and the taxpayer takes the losses.

Jon D

17:08 PM, 6th March 2021, About 3 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Alistair Cooper at 05/03/2021 - 21:18
Could be a great opportunity to update the company van/s (plant & machinery).

Alistair Cooper

17:33 PM, 6th March 2021, About 3 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Jon D at 06/03/2021 - 17:08
I’ve just bought 3; happy days Jon!

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