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Charles Beer, Tax Partner, KPMG, outlines the main tax announcements for the property industry

 
Charles Beer Tax Partner KPMG outlines the main tax announcements for the property industry
 
The Pre-Budget Report contained several items of particular interest to the property industry. Property and housing in particular was an area of focus for the Chancellor's speech and much of the Pre-Budget Report itself. I will not here go into the proposals for reform of planning and increase in social housing. I will focus instead on the main tax announcements.
UK REITs
 
The big news for the property industry was the announcement that Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) would be introduced in the UK. This has...

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