Schedules

Schedule 7Real Estate Investment Trusts

7Property financing costs

1

Section 544 (meaning of “property profits” and “property financing costs”) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (3)(a), for “property rental business of members of the group” substitute “the group's property rental business in the United Kingdom”.

3

After subsection (3) insert—

3A

The reference in subsection (3)(a) to the group's property rental business in the United Kingdom is a reference to—

a

property rental business of UK members of the group, and

b

UK property rental business of other members.

4

Section 544 has effect, and is to be deemed always to have had effect, with the amendments made by sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

5

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

But property financing costs do not (for the purposes of section 543) include any expense for which a deduction would not be allowed in calculating profits in accordance with section 599, other than an expense which is disallowed only as a result of the application of Part 10 of TIOPA 2010 (corporate interest restriction).

6

The amendment made by sub-paragraph (5) has effect for accounting periods ending on or after 1 April 2023.