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Limited Company buying a property abroad

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    Limited Company buying a property abroad

    Good afternoon,

    I hope someone may be able to give me some advice. I am an IT Contractor and have my own limited company.

    I am considering buying a property abroad. My limited company account has reasonable funds in it that I have built up over the years so my question is.... can my company buy the property abroad? The reason I would want to purchase this property is purely for family holiday use and for friends and family to use. I would not need a mortgage on the property and it would not be rented out to make any profit. Friends and family would pay a small amount to cover costs.

    So is this allowed? Would HMRC be happy and allow my limited company to purchase this as an investment and what would the implications be should I decide to sell it, although I wouldn't want to be doing that to be honest any time soon.

    Thanks

    #2
    Don't do it!

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      #3
      Will you pay (market conform) rent to the owners when you're staying in it?

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        #4
        Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
        Will you pay (market conform) rent to the owners when you're staying in it?
        Well my company would be the owners so would I need to?

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          #5
          Originally posted by The Tester View Post
          Well my company would be the owners so would I need to?
          BIK

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            #6
            Originally posted by The Tester View Post
            Well my company would be the owners so would I need to?
            Yes, your company would be the owner. Not you.

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              #7
              So if the property cost, for example £100k, when I complete my tax return and list the BIK how would this affect things? Sorry to sound like a complete idiot, but this is my 1st delve into BIK's etc...

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                #8
                Originally posted by The Tester View Post
                So if the property cost, for example £100k, when I complete my tax return and list the BIK how would this affect things? Sorry to sound like a complete idiot, but this is my 1st delve into BIK's etc...
                Which is why Stek said don't do it.

                The level of complexity here will be so great that you really don't want to do this...
                merely at clientco for the entertainment

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                  #9
                  Tax breaks for company-owned holiday homes

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by The Tester View Post
                    Well my company would be the owners so would I need to?
                    You and your company are not the same thing!!!!!
                    Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
                    I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

                    I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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