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Furnished holiday let changes: options for FHL disposal

By Keith Johnston, tax senior manager, Armstrong Watson

by CWH
14 November 2024
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With the Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) regime set to be abolished from April 2025, and the detail of the changes and draft legislation now published, holiday lettings owners can look at their options.

If you are planning to dispose of your furnished holiday let, you will need to consider various factors that will impact your tax liability.

Should I gift my furnished holiday let to my children before the end of the tax year?

Gifting a holiday let to children or other family members could be beneficial even though the Inheritance Tax (IHT) treatment of FHLs is not changing.

HMRC invariably argues that an FHL business is an investment activity and does not qualify for any IHT relief.

If an FHL is gifted in the current tax year, and a capital gain arises, it should be possible to defer the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) payable by claiming holdover relief. This means that CGT is only paid if the property is sold in the future.

However, CGT will be payable if you gift the property in the 2025/2026 tax year, even though no money has changed hands.

Since the FHL changes were announced, we have had the Autumn 2024 Budget.

Despite speculation that the rates of tax on the sales of residential property may increase, the top rate of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) remains unchanged at 24%.

If I sell my FHL this year, can I claim rollover relief?

You still claim rollover relief on the sale of an FHL in the current tax year if you reinvest the proceeds in other qualifying assets.

However, from April 2025 a furnished holiday let is no longer a qualifying asset for rollover relief. This means that CGT on the sale of an FHL cannot be deferred by purchasing replacement assets used in a different trading business.

Likewise, the purchase of an FHL property will no longer defer the CGT payable on the sale of other business assets.

Can Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) still be claimed on the sale of a holiday cottage?

Business Asset Disposal Relief reduces the rate of CGT to 10%, subject to meeting the conditions for relief. Until April 5 2025, an individual can still qualify for BADR on the sale of an FHL property.

However, the rate of CGT payable on gains qualifying for BADR is set to increase following the announcement in the Budget that it would rise from 10% to 14% on 6 April 2025 and then to 18% on 6 April 2026.

It may also be possible to claim BADR on a sale after April 5 but only if the property ceases to qualify as a FHL before 5th April 2025, and the property is sold within three years of the cessation of the FHL business. This is a particularly complex area, and careful planning is essential.

For advice and support about the options that may be available to you regarding the disposal of your furnished holiday let, please get in touch on 0808 144 5575 or email help@armstrongwatson.co.uk

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