Property Tax Update (Jun 25)
Category: Tax | Duration: 1hr | Tag: VODATSUK25D1S6 | Type: Video | Course Level: Foundation | Speaker: Barry Jefferd | Date: 10/06/2025 15:30
Course Details
Property tax can be complex and obscure, and is often vulnerable to change, particularly where residential landlords are concerned. That is why for individuals and businesses with interest in property, it should always be a key consideration. As with any tax, careful and proactive planning is essential, and with CGT in particular timing is often paramount.
In the past six months alone, SDLT rates have increased for both companies and individuals purchasing residential property, and the FHL regime has been abolished; both significant announcements that must be factored into any onward planning.
This presentation covers the key property tax issues impacting planning in 2025/26 and beyond, including recent changes taking effect since October 2024.
In this session, we discuss the importance of understanding the complexities of property tax, and the key planning points to consider for businesses and individuals. We will cover the significant changes to SDLT and the FHL regime, and what this means for onward planning.
- The importance of understanding the complexities of property tax
- Where are we currently, with property tax?
- SDLT – Changes effective October 2024
- FHL regime, and property taxation for Non-Doms – Changes effective April 2025
- Key property tax planning points for businesses and private clients, including ownership structure
CPD Course Speaker
George Hay Chartered Accountants
Barry Jefferd
Barry Jefferd is the Taxation Partner at George Hay Chartered Accountants. He is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Adviser and member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
He advises on the complete range of taxes, with a particular interest in Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, and property and land transactions. Barry lectures widely on taxation on behalf of Taxation Institutes who are providing training for other professionals and is the co-author of two publications; Tax planning, a joint publication between the UK200 Group and the Daily Telegraph, and the Innovation Handbook, endorsed by the Intellectual Property Office.
He is an expert in Share and Business Valuations and has appeared in both the High and County Courts as an expert witness. Barry was also one of the first accountants in the country to pass the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ probate qualification. He is now director of GH Probate Ltd, our company providing probate services, and also a director of GH Wills Ltd, our company providing Will writing services.
As well as his services to clients, Barry offers a tax consultancy service for smaller practices throughout the UK, as well as advising on one off tax problems for other accountants and taxpayers.
He is currently Vice President of the Association of Tax Technicians (ATT), the country’s leading professional body dealing with tax compliance.
He advises on the complete range of taxes, with a particular interest in Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, and property and land transactions. Barry lectures widely on taxation on behalf of Taxation Institutes who are providing training for other professionals and is the co-author of two publications; Tax planning, a joint publication between the UK200 Group and the Daily Telegraph, and the Innovation Handbook, endorsed by the Intellectual Property Office.
He is an expert in Share and Business Valuations and has appeared in both the High and County Courts as an expert witness. Barry was also one of the first accountants in the country to pass the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ probate qualification. He is now director of GH Probate Ltd, our company providing probate services, and also a director of GH Wills Ltd, our company providing Will writing services.
As well as his services to clients, Barry offers a tax consultancy service for smaller practices throughout the UK, as well as advising on one off tax problems for other accountants and taxpayers.
He is currently Vice President of the Association of Tax Technicians (ATT), the country’s leading professional body dealing with tax compliance.