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Real Esate

Helping your business grow and achieve long-term success in the constantly changing landscape.

Our work with clients covers the whole spectrum of real estate including international investors, BTL landlords and property developers. We support these businesses through the whole lifecycle of property investment with services including tax structuring, corporate finance support, audit and assurance work and ongoing compliance work. Our work is tailored to suit each client’s needs.

As members of numerous property industry bodies including the British Property Federation, CIOT Property Committee, Property Finance Forum and Women In Property helping us play an active role in the sector .

We host regular webinars and seminars on topical issues around the country and regularly attend high profile real estate events such as MIPIM. Our team regularly write articles for trade publications, such as Property Week and Estate Gazette. We are one of the top three auditors to AIM listed Real Estate clients, as ranked in the AIM Adviser Rankings Guide (April 2024). 

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
  • 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)

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.

Findings and the key issues 

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.

Explore our insights, news and podcasts

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Autumn Budget 2025: Impact on Real Estate
We have set out the key points the real estate sector needs to be aware of from the Autumn Budget 2025.
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Autumn Budget: Companies and other businesses
The Budget offers little for growth, as complex capital allowances, higher dividend tax, NI hikes, and wage rises add pressure.
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Overage payments: are they always subject to VAT
HMRC has now published long-awaited confirmation of its policy on overage payments.
Office skyscraper with trees outside
Autumn Budget 2025: Impact on Real Estate
We have set out the key points the real estate sector needs to be aware of from the Autumn Budget 2025.
Companies and people talking in office
Autumn Budget: Companies and other businesses
The Budget offers little for growth, as complex capital allowances, higher dividend tax, NI hikes, and wage rises add pressure.
Wooden-houses-with-magnify-glass
Overage payments: are they always subject to VAT
HMRC has now published long-awaited confirmation of its policy on overage payments.

Real Estate Outlook series

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Spaces and Places

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The ESG Challenge

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Game Changes

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What's next for people

Webinars - available on demand 

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. 
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. 
HMRC is proposing to change its interpretation of a wide range of compensation payments, including dilapidations, liquidated damages, early termination charges and penalty clauses. 

Contact us


Caroline Fleet
Caroline Fleet
Partner, Head of Real Estate