For investors

Tax treatment of vendor finance for the buyer

How vendor finance is treated for tax: stamp duty land tax, income tax on instalments, capital gains tax on disposal.

What this guide covers

  1. SDLT on vendor finance
  2. Income tax on instalments
  3. CGT on disposal
  4. Record-keeping
  5. When to take advice

Why this matters

This is part of Rapideal's ongoing investor education programme. Matched-only marketplaces like Rapideal generate off-market deal flow that you won't see on Rightmove or Zoopla. The topics in this guide reflect questions we hear from our investor network every week — the kind of underwriting detail that determines whether a deal makes money or doesn't.

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