Federal Government Budget 2025-2026
The Federal Budget has confirmed several items dealing with housing at a micro level.
We have previously reviewed Help to Buy Scheme.
Another key housing policy is support for the development of Build to Rent.
Build-to-Rent: A Key Housing Strategy
Important in-action changes to note are BTR concessions recently commenced with the following objectives:
- Rent Housing Supply: Encourage an increase in rental housing supply, including the supply of affordable housing to support the construction of an estimated 80,000 new rental homes over the next decade , including 8000 affordable housing.
- Renters: Provide supply of rental housing with longer term leases and stability for renters, including 5-year tenancies.
- State Initiatives: Coordinate and complement work with State BTR initiatives.
New BTR Tax Concessions: Objectives and Benefits
Details of concessions are:
- Accelerated deduction increase from 2.5% to 4% for capital works relating to BTR developments.
- Concessional final withholding tax rate decreases from 30% to 15% for eligible funds payments (amounts referable to rental income and capital gains from BTR developments> from MITs attributable to residential build-to-rent projects).
Subject to:
- Eligibility conditions & rules to be announced.
- A fifteen (15) year project life compliance period.
Foreign buyers of established homes under the microscope in the next instalment of our Budget Property Review Series.
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