Eliminate Section 24 – The Landlord and Tenant Tax?

Eliminate Section 24 – The Landlord and Tenant Tax?

0:00 AM, 16th January 2025, About 2 days ago 5

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For too long now landlords owing to the government’s failure have had to take the beating and burning off the government.

Rents have had to significantly rise in the last few years due to two major factors the rise in interest rates and the obvious Section 24 Tax.

This is a tax on both tenants and landlords alike which both do not need. Tenants can enjoy stable rents and landlords can free up funds for home improvements.

There have been multiple petitions to abolish the tax.

But let’s not lose hope and continue trying.

Please sign and share the petition this is not only a battle for Landlords but tenants alike.

Sid

https://www.change.org/p/eliminate-section-24-the-unfair-tenants-and-landlord-tax/sfs/copy/433309646?recruiter=433309646&recruited_by_id=58a5cad0-921f-11e5-b721-6fcc4d00db28&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_medium=copylink


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Jason

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12:27 PM, 16th January 2025, About A day ago

I understand why people want this back but the counter argument is…

1) No one else gets a tax credit for an investment business in person name.
2) It only really affects you if you are higher or above earner tax payer.
3) If you are a property investor you should have incorporated.

So the majority of people impacted are larger portfolio owners and or higher earners with a few properties in personal name.

My view is it allows still allows people to own a few properties in personal name during retirement.

I know this is a tax raid for some that have worked and built and empire, or really a push the kill the P in PRS.

What the government of the time should have allowed is somehow a transfer from personal name to over to LTD at either no or very little cost during the ramp out period (I know that’s not straight forward). This would then give people the option to professionalise, sell or carry on with S24.

I personally would’t support it being repealed but do think that it shouldn’t have applied retrospectively.

Good luck with your petition maybe Reform will pet it in their manifesto

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15:52 PM, 16th January 2025, About 22 hours ago

There's no real counter argument, it's poor policy.

It only really affects higher rate taxpayers?
Tell that to the tenants being evicted from their accommodation as landlords sell now unprofitable properties.

The higher rate threshold has been decreasing year on year in real terms and this is set to continue as far as the eye can see. We will all be higher rate taxpayers.

Any other self employed business can offset borrowing costs against their income, so this is anomaly set up to favour some people over other. It's people in ivory towers playing god.

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18:24 PM, 16th January 2025, About 19 hours ago

I disagree, its not poor policy because it’s exactly what the government wanted to do to slow down growth in the PRS. They also introduced at the same time the additional SDLT but there is no petition for that. Let’s be honest their plan has worked.

In all policy changes there are “winner” and “losers” and those “unaffected”. I do feel the pain for those caught up in this policy but it was given plenty of notice and tapered in giving investors time to make a decision. Sell up or pay the tax.

All investors should know the rug can be pulled at anytime so always have an exit plan and be ready to diversify and spend the risk. For example if you invested in commercial property that is currently unaffected by S24.

Farmers and RRB are next.

Don’t get me wrong S24 could have been implemented in a different way but I can’t see how any petition now would carry any weight especially with this government.

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11:00 AM, 17th January 2025, About 3 hours ago

Reform included revoking S24 alongside other landlord friendly policies in their 2024 election manifesto.

Mick Roberts

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11:21 AM, 17th January 2025, About 3 hours ago

Reply to the comment left by Jason at 16/01/2025 - 12:27
Isn't every sole trader business allowed to deduct theor loan costs?
It only affects 2 million landlords or about 4 million tenants -Isn't that bad?
It's easier said than done incorporating when you've already owned the houses years.

There are MANY with dozens of properties in personal names.

Yea u says wise words on Govt should have helped people incorporate. It has made many homeless.

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