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Contaminated Land Remediation Tax Relief

Relief for cleaning up contaminated or derelict land, and where it commonly gets overlooked.

By Chris G Jones · · 3 min read

What the relief covers

UK land remediation relief can provide additional corporation tax deductions for qualifying expenditure on cleaning up contaminated or long-term derelict land.

This is general information, not advice. Conditions apply, including how the land was acquired and who caused the contamination.

Commonly missed situations

Developers and property owners are the usual candidates.

  • Asbestos removal during refurbishment
  • Japanese knotweed treatment
  • Removal of buried structures and foundations
  • Treatment of contaminated soil on acquired sites

Check before you assume

Because the expenditure is often buried in wider development costs, it rarely gets isolated without a specialist review.

Reclaim Tax UK assesses this alongside capital allowances and R&D relief.