Hi I have a UK reit in my ISA and I donāt think itās supposed to be there as I canāt buy more and it says I can only trade in general account?? The stock in question is londonmetricā please advise.
Can you sell or is that greyed out too?
I seek to be able to sell itās just buy thatās gray
But does say it cannot be in there and need to switch to general account to buy
The reason UK REITs are not supported in FTās ISA yet is because FT havenāt built a way to claw back the 20% tax from the PIDs.
So essentially youāre missing out on that 20% by investing in REITs using FT at the moment. This was supposed to be resolved with the new investment platform but not heard anything. If REITs are essential to your ISA portfolio then another broker may be an option
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Can I get that reit swapped.over.to.my general account then? Or is it stuck? Iāll just have to sell
You just have to sell and rebuy in your GIA
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Hi everyone,
UK REITs are now available to hold in an ISA. 
There are over 160 REITs (real-estate investment trusts) available on Freetrade, including 100 US-listed REITS which were already available to hold in an ISA.
Explore the full range of REITs and learn more about them here:
And check out the new collection on your app now:
Important information:
Property income distributions (PIDs) paid by UK REITs are subject to a 20% withholding tax.
PIDs paid into ISAs are tax exempt. Freetrade will reclaim the withholding tax and distribute to ISA holders approximately 30-60 days after the PID is paid.
A reminder that an ISA is available as part of the Standard or Plus plans.
We realise that UK REITs in ISAs are a long awaited and highly-requested feature. We appreciate your patience as we worked on delivering this feature.
Thanks,
Damon.
When you invest your capital is at risk. ISA eligibility and tax rules apply. Tax relief depends on your personal circumstances and current rules can change.
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Awesome! 
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Great news, glad to see this available now. I imagine lots of people will be happy
How will reclaimed PIDs show up in the activity feed? Will it be as an additional dividend entry or something else?
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Hallelujah! 
Itās great to see some long-standing issues like this being ironed out lately.
Does this also apply to Sipps, @Damon? (I think Iām right in saying you couldnāt hold Reits in Sipps with Freetrade either.)
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Hi @Eden,
The actual PID itself (minus withholding tax) will appear in the activity feed as a normal dividend which you can tap for more information.
Weāll send a message to confirm when the delayed reclaim component has been paid to you, but it will appear as generic investment income for the time being. We recognise that thereās room for improvement here and itās something weāll look at in future.
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Hi @rehpot,
Thanks for the kind words, and youāre right in thinking that REITs were GIA-only until today.
Now that weāve ticked-off ISAs, the team are currently looking at how we might operationally support inclusion in SIPPs too. No timelines to provide at this stage, but itās on our radar!
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Thatās great to know, thanks for the extra details
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Game-changer! Thanks :freetrade:
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This is great news
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FANTASTIC news.
THANK YOU.
Slow on the uptakeā¦this means I can now transfer some more ISA holdings from elsewhere into FreeTrade as they are REITsā¦will get a form filledā¦
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Thank you freetrade. As someone whoās campaigned fairly heavily for REIT in ISA, thank you.
I do love a storage and warehouse REIT so no doubt the buy button will see a workout in the coming weeks and months.
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Great news, going to have to take a closer look at REITs now.
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