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Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

Commons · Question 5479 · Tabled 11 Sep 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 7 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime on the economy in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other coastal economies.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 7 Oct 2024

Short-term lets will continue to play an important role in the UK’s tourism economy, including in coastal areas, without the FHL tax regime. Removing the regime. It equalises the tax treatment of landlords’ income and gains.