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buy-to-let

buy-to-let adjective: describing, or relating to, a property bought as an investment, the purchaser letting it to others rather than living in it.

Adjective

buy-to-let (not comparable)

  1. (UK) Describing, or relating to, a property bought as an investment, the purchaser letting it to others rather than living in it.

Noun

buy-to-let (plural buy-to-lets)

  1. (UK) A 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

Forms of buy-to-let

pluralbuy-to-lets

Questions about buy-to-let

What does buy-to-let mean?
Buy-to-let means describing, or relating to, a property bought as an investment, the purchaser letting it to others rather than living in it.
What part of speech is buy-to-let?
Buy-to-let can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near buy-to-let in the dictionary

  1. buy-off
  2. buy-offs
  3. buy-out
  4. buy-outs
  5. buy-stop order
  6. buy-to-let
  7. buy-to-lets
  8. buy-to-play
  9. Buya
  10. buyability
  11. buyable

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