INDEPENDENT CAPITAL ALLOWANCES VALUERS

Capital Allowances, Trustees and Tax Havens

By : February 8, 2017 Comments Off on Capital Allowances, Trustees and Tax Havens

Capital Allowances, Trustees and Tax Havens – Time to Act Now

Capital allowances are available when taxpayers incur expenditure on buying, building or refurbishing commercial property and the tax benefits can be significant.  It is a non contentious way of reducing a tax bill but in our experience is frequently overlooked.  Many property owners holding UK […]

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Commercial Property Standard Enquiries: Capital Allowances

By : June 30, 2016 Comments Off on Commercial Property Standard Enquiries: Capital Allowances

Following on from the April 2014 changes to the Capital Allowances fixtures legislation, there is now more of a requirement for careful planning and technical due diligence to ensure Capital Allowances are not lost to Buyers of commercial property.

Buyers are increasingly reliant on the answers they receive to the Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) sent […]

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Drafting For Purchase Contracts And CPSE Capital Allowances Responses

By : July 15, 2015 Comments Off on Drafting For Purchase Contracts And CPSE Capital Allowances Responses

Since April 2014 the legislation has been substantially tightened for capital allowances when buying commercial property.

The allowances can be significant and often represent around 10%-25% of the purchase price of the property.  There are standard Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) for use by the property lawyers, intended to establish the extent of any allowances available […]

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