Paragraph 5 Meaning of “house in multiple occupation conversion”

United Kingdom

(1)

A “house in multiple occupation conversion” is—

(a)

a conversion of premises consisting of a building where the condition specified in sub-paragraph (2) below is satisfied, or

(b)

a conversion of premises consisting of a part of a building where that condition is satisfied.

(2)

The condition is that—

F1(a)

before the conversion the premises being converted do not contain any multiple occupancy dwellings,

(b)

after the conversion those premises contain only a multiple occupancy dwelling or two or more such dwellings, and

(c)

the use to which those premises are intended to be put after the conversion is not to any extent use for a relevant residential purpose.

Annotations

F1: Sch. 7A Pt. 2 Group 6 Note 5(2)(a) substituted (1.6.2002) by The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1100), art. 4(b)

F1: Sch. 7A inserted (11.5.2001 with effect as mentioned in s. 99(7)(a) of the amending Act) by 2001 c. 9, s. 99(5)(7)(a), Sch. 31 Pt. 1 para. 1

C1: Sch. 7A Pt. 2 modified (30.6.2008) by The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Smoking Cessation Products) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1410), arts. 1-3
C2: Sch. 7A Pt. 2 modified (temp. until 30.9.2021) (15.7.2020) by The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Hospitality and Tourism) (Coronavirus) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/728), arts. 1, 2, 4 (as amended (10.6.2021) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), ss. 92, 93)
C3: Sch. 7A Pt. 2 modified (25.6.2026) by The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Hospitality and Tourism) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/576), arts. 1, 4
C4: Sch. 7A Pt. 2 modified (temp. until 31.3.2027) (1.10.2026) by The Value Added Tax (Supplies of Domestic Electricity) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/987), arts. 1(1), 4(2) (with art. 1(2))