Course Details

With so much happening in property tax, this second masterclass picks up on some more specialised topics to help you help your landlord clients in these turbulent times.

The private rented sector is going through a period of unprecedented turmoil, with interest rates remaining high, legislation designed to protect and enhance tenants’ rights, and many councils seeing landlords as a convenient cash cow to collect extra revenue through selective licensing. On the other hand, demand for rental property has never been so high, with rents spiralling ever upwards. So, while these are tough times for many landlords, they are lucrative ones for many others. Meanwhile, both the old Government and the new seem to see landlords as a convenient whipping boy: a good way to raise taxes without losing too many votes. So, what can you do to help?

 

Carl Bayley covers the following topics during this course: 

  • The benefits of joint ownership and how to maximise them
  • The cash basis for landlords: friend or foe?
  • Selling property: how to plan for, and minimise, the Capital Gains Tax burden on property disposals
  • Buying property: what can be done to reduce Stamp Duty Land Tax (or its devolved equivalents)?
  • Is using a company the answer: the pros and cons of investing in property through a company
  • The new Government and the private rented sector: what can we expect to see from Labour now they’re in power?

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CPD Course Speaker

BSc FCA, Author and Presenter

Carl Bayley

Carl Bayley is the author of a series of ‘Plain English’ tax guides designed specifically for the layperson and the non-specialist (available from www.taxcafe.co.uk). His particular speciality is his ability to take the weird, complex world of taxation and set it out in the kind of clear, straightforward language taxpayers themselves can understand. Carl takes the same approach when speaking on taxation, a role he frequently undertakes with great enthusiasm, including his highly acclaimed annual ‘Budget Breakfast’. He has spoken on taxation on radio and television, including the BBC’s ‘It’s Your Money’ programme and BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine Show.

Carl is a past chairman of the Tax Faculty of the ICAEW and former member of the institute’s governing Council and Board. Aside from his tax books, Carl is an avid creative writer and is looking forward to the publication of his first novel, Trinity of Souls, in January 2024. When he isn’t working, he takes on the equally taxing challenges of hill walking and horse riding: his Munro tally is now 106 and, while he remains a novice rider, his progress is cantering along nicely.

Carl lives in the Scottish Borders, where he enjoys spending time with his partner Linda. He has three children, and his first grandchild arrived in April 2021