Real Estate
Helping your business grow and achieve long-term success in the constantly changing landscape.
The real estate sector continues to adapt to a changing landscape, shaped by high interest rates, a reforming planning process, an increasing emphasis on sustainability and evolving compliance requirements. This shift presents both challenges and opportunities for investors, landlords and property developers.
Our real estate specialists understand the unique challenges of the sector. Whether clients are involved in development, investment or asset management, our work is tailored to meet their needs. We work with clients across the full real estate spectrum, from international investors and buy-to-let landlords to property developers, providing insight and guidance to help navigate change, manage risk and plan strategically.
Supporting clients throughout the entire property lifecycle, we offer a number of services, including tax structuring, corporate finance support, audit and assurance and ongoing compliance work. As members of property industry bodies, including the Real Estate:UK, CIOT Property Committee, Property Finance Forum and Women In Property helping us play an active role in the sector.We regularly host webinars and seminars on topical issues across and attend key industry events such as MIPIM and UKREiiF. Our team also regularly writes articles for trade publications, such as Property Week and Estate Gazette.
Services
Supporting your business
- Statutory audits
- Reporting accountants
- Royalty audits
- Financial due diligence
- IFRS conversions
- Management accounts
- Internal audit
- Tax Structuring
- Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)
- Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
- Capital allowances
- Inheritance Tax
- VAT structuring
- Tax due diligence
- Employment Tax
- Statutory compliance
- Transfer pricing reviews
- Research and Development Tax Credits
- HMRC tax investigations and disputes
- International tax structuring
- Statutory compliance
- International Social Security
- Employer and employee tax compliance
- Shareholder and Director advisory
- Forensic and fraud investigations
- Business plans
- Financial modelling
- Valuations
- Exit planning
- IPO listing
- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
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Our focus areas
Hotels, Tourism and Leisure
Crowe UK and Horwath HTL UK experienced specialists work with you to understand your strategy and vision helping you get ahead in a highly competitive marketplace.
Residential Landlords
Buying or selling a property? Uncover smart investments with our expert input. You’ll get tailored advice for tax-efficient solutions and the reliefs available.
Property Investment and Development
We support domestic and overseas investor clients in UK commercial property. Offering bespoke planning for accounting, tax and commercial property investment.
Crowe UK and Horwath HTL UK experienced specialists work with you to understand your strategy and vision helping you get ahead in a highly competitive marketplace.
Buying or selling a property? Uncover smart investments with our expert input. You’ll get tailored advice for tax-efficient solutions and the reliefs available.
We support domestic and overseas investor clients in UK commercial property. Offering bespoke planning for accounting, tax and commercial property investment.
Thought Leadership
Space Exploration
Rethinking Real Estate in the UK
The real estate world is all about lifecycles - it takes time to plan, commission, finance and construct a building of any description.
HMRC has now published a consultation on the design of the High Value Council Tax Surcharge, otherwise known as the mansion tax.
From January 2026, businesses investing in plant and machinery could benefit from a new form of accelerated tax relief.
From 1 April 2022 large residential property developers became subject to Residential Property Developer Tax.
HMRC has now published a consultation on the design of the High Value Council Tax Surcharge, otherwise known as the mansion tax.
From January 2026, businesses investing in plant and machinery could benefit from a new form of accelerated tax relief.
From 1 April 2022 large residential property developers became subject to Residential Property Developer Tax.
Real Estate Outlook series
Our specialists take a look at the key tax updates and considerations of HMRC’s thinking and case law have evolved in relation to the tax treatment of payments.
HMRC is proposing to change its interpretation of a wide range of compensation payments, including dilapidations, liquidated damages, early termination charges and penalty clauses.
Exploring the latest regulatory requirements for properties, along with the fast-approaching updates to accounting standards.
Our specialists will provide a clear overview of the upcoming changes in 2025 to help you navigate the new landscape.
Discussing some of the key challenges in respect of PropTech, how it has been used successfully and its potential future impact.
Our webinar looks at the VAT treatment of transactions between landlord and tenant.
Is the property opted to tax and does a transaction constitute a transfer of a going concern? Along with an overview of the key practical points to be aware of.
Exploring different VAT reliefs and capital allowances available to help with the cost of such improvements.
Our specialists take a look at the key tax updates and considerations of HMRC’s thinking and case law have evolved in relation to the tax treatment of payments.
HMRC is proposing to change its interpretation of a wide range of compensation payments, including dilapidations, liquidated damages, early termination charges and penalty clauses.
Exploring the latest regulatory requirements for properties, along with the fast-approaching updates to accounting standards.
Our specialists will provide a clear overview of the upcoming changes in 2025 to help you navigate the new landscape.
Discussing some of the key challenges in respect of PropTech, how it has been used successfully and its potential future impact.
Our webinar looks at the VAT treatment of transactions between landlord and tenant.
Is the property opted to tax and does a transaction constitute a transfer of a going concern? Along with an overview of the key practical points to be aware of.
Exploring different VAT reliefs and capital allowances available to help with the cost of such improvements.
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