Property occupiers – optimising your strategy and minimising your costs
Date: 14 October 2008
Location: One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London, SW1H 9JJ
Overview: Companies can generate significant benefits by having a well-considered commercial and tax strategy for the property they occupy. Their real estate requirements can be influenced by many factors including changes in the company's business activities and processes, mergers and acquisitions, the group's finance requirements, flexible working, and outsourcing. Groups may be able to unlock the value of their property portfolios, possibly through accessing the benefits of the UK Real Estate Investment Trust regime. Costs can also be minimised by ensuring that property transactions are structured tax effectively. Capital allowances can be maximised by lodging relevant claims, lease incentives can be structured to reduce tax costs, and SDLT and VAT costs can be minimised.
The seminar concentrates on how occupiers of business property can optimise the use and value of their real estate and minimise the associated tax liabilities. It will cover:
Timings:
Location: One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London, SW1H 9JJ
Overview: Companies can generate significant benefits by having a well-considered commercial and tax strategy for the property they occupy. Their real estate requirements can be influenced by many factors including changes in the company's business activities and processes, mergers and acquisitions, the group's finance requirements, flexible working, and outsourcing. Groups may be able to unlock the value of their property portfolios, possibly through accessing the benefits of the UK Real Estate Investment Trust regime. Costs can also be minimised by ensuring that property transactions are structured tax effectively. Capital allowances can be maximised by lodging relevant claims, lease incentives can be structured to reduce tax costs, and SDLT and VAT costs can be minimised.
The seminar concentrates on how occupiers of business property can optimise the use and value of their real estate and minimise the associated tax liabilities. It will cover:
- The factors influencing your real estate requirements e.g. changes in the company's business activities and processes, mergers and acquisitions, the group's finance requirements, flexible working, and outsourcing
- The benefits of having a well-considered commercial and tax strategy for the property
- How to unlock the value of your property portfolios
- How to minimise costs by ensuring that property transactions are structured tax effectively
- How to maximise capital allowances by lodging relevant claims.
Timings:
8.15am
- Registration
9.00am
- Start
10.30am
- Finish with coffee

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