{"id":13120,"date":"2026-07-30T10:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leyton.com\/uk\/?post_type=article&p=13120"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:48:21","slug":"land-remediation-relief-lrr-hm-treasury-proposes-major-reforms","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/leyton.com\/uk\/insights\/articles\/land-remediation-relief-lrr-hm-treasury-proposes-major-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Land Remediation Relief (LRR): HM Treasury Proposes Major Reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In July 2026, HM Treasury issued a consultation paper<\/a> detailing structural options to reform\u00a0Land Remediation Relief (LRR). Governed by Part 14 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009<\/a>, LRR provides an\u00a0additional\u00a050% deduction for eligible revenue expenditure (150% total) and a 150% deduction for eligible capital expenditure, with loss-making companies able to claim a 16% cash tax credit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Following initial reviews, the government concluded that while LRR benefits heavily contaminated or marginally\u00a0viable\u00a0sites, it is not fully achieving its goal of driving brownfield remediation. The proposed reforms aim to make the regime clearer, more accessible, and closely aligned with practical development processes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

What are the benefits of Land Remediation Relief?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Land Remediation Relief<\/strong><\/a> (LRR) is a UK corporation tax incentive designed to encourage the redevelopment of contaminated and derelict land.It provides up to 150% tax deduction to companies in order to incentivise them to remediate dereliction or contamination such as asbestos, ground gases, hydrocarbons and other contaminants where they were caused as a result of industrial activity or natural contaminants such as\u00a0Japanese knotweed, radon, and arsenic.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

The remediation works may form part of new developments or remediation of existing properties. This means that companies can deduct the value of the qualifying LRR costs from their profit, whilst calculating their tax liability.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

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