Course Details

The private rented sector is going through a period of unprecedented turmoil, with interest rates remaining high, councils using landlords as a convenient cash cow to collect extra revenue through selective licensing schemes, the Renters’ Rights Act making life even harder and, to top it all, yet more tax increases coming next April. In the second of this two-part masterclass, we look at some more specialised topics to help you help your landlord clients in these turbulent times.


In this course Carl Bayley covers the following topics:

  • Selling property: how to plan for, and minimise, the Capital Gains Tax burden on property disposals
  • Buying property: what can be done to reduce the 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
  • Passing property on to the next generation: how to reduce the Inheritance Tax burden

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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, inexplicable 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’ for the ICAEW. 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. His first novel, Trinity of Souls, was published in 2024, with his second, Destiny of Souls, following in March 2025. 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.