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Property Authorised Investment Funds (AIFs)

The Government has set out a framework for AIFs that are Open-Ended Investment Companies (OEICs) investing in property, that will give them a level playing field with closed-ended REITs – i.e. no tax at the vehicle level, with investors taxed as if they owned property directly. The proposed regime for AIFs will require them to separately stream their property income, UK dividends and other income, both at the fund level and investor distribution level.
 

Our view
Currently there are over 20 Unit Trusts and OEICs that have invested in £13 billion of property. The proposed changes are welcome, but the systems and administrative changes necessary to cope with streaming the different types of income are likely to be burdensome and unattractive.