Written Question·Treasury·UIN 5479

Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

Tabled: 11 September 2024
Answered: 7 October 2024

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime on the economy in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other coastal economies.

Answer

James Murray
Short-term lets will continue to play an important role in the UK’s tourism economy, including in coastal areas, without the FHL tax regime. Removing the regime. It equalises the tax treatment of landlords’ income and gains.