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From Manifesto To Budget: Potential Real Estate Tax Changes: The Good, The Bad And The Costly? (Podcast)

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Senior Associate Aimee Hutchinson and Associate Claudia French examine potential Labour reforms to Real Estate taxes, including manifesto pledges and impacts on CGT and carried interest, ahead of the upcoming Autumn Budget.

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In the seventh episode of this series, Senior Associate Aimee Hutchinson and Associate Claudia French from our Tax team shed light on some possible changes Labour may make to Real Estate taxes ahead of the forthcoming Autumn Budget. They discuss Labour's manifesto pledges, the future of the reserved investor fund and how other anticipated tax changes to CGT and carried interest will impact the real estate sector.  

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