Tax due from selling commercial property
Tax due from selling commercial property
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Skyway

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361 posts

194 months

Friday 6th December 2024
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I purchased a commercial property (ex car main dealer side) in 2013 for £485k, with £15 stamp duty and £8k in fees. I operated by business from the site until I sold the company in December 2021. The new owner of the company has rented the property from me since then at current market value. It has been owned by myself and my wife since to bought it, never owned by the company.

He is now due to move out so I am thinking of selling the site. Current market value will be around £1.4m based on approx £95k p/a rental income (I am led to believe but happy to be guided on this until I meet agents next week), but I'm struggling to get firm ideas of the tax payable as my accountant is away for a week or so. I keep seeing various rates of 10%, 24%, 28% etc.

Expected selling fees to be around £20k so any guidance would be gratefully received so I can help decide whether to spend a bit on the site and re-rent it or sell it.

z4RRSchris

12,409 posts

203 months

Friday 6th December 2024
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20% CGT

should have put it in your SIPP....

eta - £1.4m is 6.7% - unless its a 30 year lease guaranteed by Ford parent company you aint getting 6.7%

costsmonkey

181 posts

180 months

Saturday 7th December 2024
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I work in a specialist Roadside & Automotive team within one of the largest commercial real estate firms and we do a lot in the car dealership sector.

From what you say, it looks like you will be seeking to sell the property with vacant possession. Pricing and potentail buyer pool will depend on a number of factors including the prospects of being able to relet the property and whether it is likley to be bought for continued existing use (car dealership) or alternative use.

There is a fair amount of car dealership stock on the market at the moment, both vacant possession and investment, and demand and pricing vary considerably.

I do not want to tread on your existing agents toes but feel free to DM me if you wiould like a chat.

PoorCarCollector

242 posts

44 months

Saturday 7th December 2024
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z4RRSchris said:
20% CGT

should have put it in your SIPP....

eta - £1.4m is 6.7% - unless its a 30 year lease guaranteed by Ford parent company you aint getting 6.7%
24% is the rate now for CGT

Mogul

3,060 posts

247 months

z4RRSchris

12,409 posts

203 months

Saturday 7th December 2024
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Mogul said:
they are 125bps tight on city offices, they will be massively out on looser income.

can of ham best bid 6.5%, market not good

ooid

6,108 posts

124 months

Sunday 8th December 2024
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Did you get any professional advice? Depending on the site and planning, there might be an opportunity for new development (ideally residential), considering the mad housing targets the current government setting...