Written Question·Treasury·UIN 50765
Landlords: Taxation
Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025
Question
Leigh Ingham
Labour — Stafford
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a banded tax on landlord profits.
Answer
James MurrayIf landlords own properties directly, they are taxed at their marginal rate under income tax rules, and profits made on the sale of properties are charged to capital gains tax. Where landlords operate through a company, the company will have to pay corpor...
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