Rent Free Or Discounted Rent -Tax?

[tali1]

If friend or family let you live rent -free or at discounted rate , is this considered a gift for tax puposes ? (I am aware £3000 is the gift limit per year)

[newmodarmy]

I don't know but with these IHT issues often people misunderstand it  and I'm not sure how anybody is ever able to track what gifts or gifts in kind have been given

[newmodarmy]

https://www.gov.uk/inheritance-tax/gifts

See the bit about regular gifts out if income. your example might count as that and therefore be exempt from iht

[bednobs]

there is no gift tax in the uk.

[newmodarmy]

The OP doesn't mention IHT but must be referring to that as there is a £3000 pa allowance for IHT purposes. 

Many assume wrongly that any iht liability falls on the recipient. 

[tali1]

The question  is not IHT related

[Peter Pedant]

yhttps://www.taxinsider.co.uk/renting-property-to-connected-people-below-market-value#:~:text=General%20Income%20Tax%20Implications,from%20the%20rental%20income%20received.

you can do it but not claim any expenses for that property