Tax After FHL, Plus Planning and Registration

The new treatment, and the local rules that vary by region

From April 2025 the Furnished Holiday Lettings regime was abolished, and holiday lets are now treated much more like any other property business, with a few distinctive features that survive. This book explains the new treatment and the other strands of law that catch a holiday let. It sets out the legal framework in plain English, then works through permissions, licensing and planning nation by nation, since the rules genuinely vary by region. You will see why the contract governing each booking decides whether you can get your property back, and the insurance and safety duties that follow from inviting the public to stay in your building. The central chapter covers tax after FHL and choosing a structure. A compliance checklist turns it all into a list you can work through, and the final chapter explains what getting it wrong costs. The book gives you the map and the right questions, and is clear about when to take advice. Next in this series: “Building a Destination Business”.

What’s inside

• The legal framework in plain English
• Permissions, licensing and planning, nation by nation
• The contracts, and what must be inside them
• Insurance, safety and your legal duties
• Tax after FHL, and choosing a structure
• Your compliance checklist
• Getting this wrong: what it actually costs

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