A new Winter Economy Plan sees the Government try to support tenants and those affected by COVID-19 pay their rent in an attempt to combat the £437 million of lost landlord rental income. Predicted changes to Capital Gains Tax regulations could now be a net benefit to landlords as it is proposed that tax is only paid on capital gains above the rise in monetary inflation and more in this week’s Progressive Property weekly news update with your host, Kevin McDonnell.

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• The Winter Economy Plan: The Government have announced at New Jobs Support Scheme and extension tp self-employment income support with over £1 million businesses also receiving extra flexibility in paying back Government loans. With the end of the furlough scheme predicted to cause many household difficulties in paying rents these measures will help to combat this as private landlords across England have faced rental losses of up to £437 million as a result of COVID-19. The Government should follow hardship loan schemes set up in Scotland and Wales to help support tenants to pay their rent as a result of the COIVD-19 pandemic and landlords are now seeking out Government-backed tenant income to ensure rent is paid through schemes such as supported living and housing benefits.
  
  
• Landlord Today: Capital gains tax changes could result in landlords paying less, not more tax. Historically capital gains tax is not applied on all profits, only those that are above standard measures of inflation. If the Government is to reform capital gains tax regulations then they need to reintroduce a form of inflammatory relief, meaning a potential benefit for most landlords that purchased property in the 1990s and 2000s.
  
  

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• What do you do when a property purchase is down-valued? There has been an upsurge in property prices due to furlough, people moving out of the cities, an influx of foreign money coming into the UK, stamp duty holidays etc, however, lenders who value the property are concerned about a downturn in the market in 2021 and are assessing the property from a safe loan to value metric, not simply how much is the property worth. Also, remember that if you’re purchasing a property and it is downvalued that is a net=benefit to you as the investor.
  
  

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“The Government should follow hardship loan schemes set up in Scotland and Wales to help support tenants to pay their rent as a result of the COIVD-19 pandemic.”
“A lot of landlords are looking for Government-backed income through new schemes such as supported living and housing benefit tenants to ensure rent is paid”
“You’ve always got to have income coming in no matter what is happening in the current economic climate.”
“There are interesting times ahead with how the Government is going to try to recoup all of that furlough money.”

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