Meanings
adjectivebuy-to-let (not comparable)
- UKnot comparableDescribing, or relating to, a property bought as an investment, the purchaser letting it to others rather than living in it.
nounbuy-to-let (plural buy-to-lets)
plural buy-to-lets
- UKA property of this kind.
That doesn’t mean property is untouchable from a CGT standpoint. An easier target will be second homes and buy-to-lets; the CGT rate could be aligned with income tax rates – at 20%, 40% and 45% – meaning that the tax take on buy-to-let disposals would rise sharply.
2020 July 15, Patrick Collinson, “Capital gains tax review: your questions answered”, in The Guardian
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