How to tackle the Budget’s property investment clampdown

How to tackle the Budget’s property investment clampdown

May 19, 2026 · 30 min

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This episode discusses the impact of the Budget's property investment clampdown on returns for investors.

Property investors are trying to piece together the cumulative effect of the bad news in the Budget. How much will the combined CGT changes and negative gearing clampdown hit returns? For the everyday investor with the average established investment property the expected internal rate of return is set to plunge from 11 per cent to 8.4 per cent. Stuart Wemyss of the ProSolution Private Office group joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode. In today’s show, we cover: How to tackle the tax challenge for property investors  Warning... Get your property revalued How come so few investors negatively gear new properties? New tax games emerge with exemptions from the new rules  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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