A look at the ways to purchase commercial property via a SIPP

All the options for commercial property SIPP purchases

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Caitlin Southall looks at the various methods for commercial property purchase via a SIPP with a particular focus on partial purchase structure...

Commercial property continues to be a popular investment choice for clients using a self-invested personal pension (SIPP). There are numerous tax advantages associated with holding property within a pension wrapper, including no capital gains tax on sales proceeds, and no tax payable on rental income. There are a number of ways to fund the purchase of a commercial property via a pension. The most straightforward way is via a cash purchase, where transfers, contributions or disinvestments provide sufficient cash in the SIPP to purchase the property outright and also cover the cost of a...

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