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Paragraph 2 Meaning of “alteration” and “qualifying residential premises”F1

United Kingdom

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(1)

For the purposes of this Group—

  • “alteration” includes extension;

  • “qualifying residential premises” means—

    1. (a)

      a single household dwelling,

    2. (b)

      a multiple occupancy dwelling, or

    3. (c)

      a building, or part of a building, which, when it was last lived in, was used for a relevant residential purpose.

(2)

Where a building, when it was last lived in, formed part of a relevant residential unit then, to the extent that it would not be so regarded otherwise, the building shall be treated as having been used for a relevant residential purpose.

(3)

A building forms part of a relevant residential unit at any time when—

(a)

it is one of a number of buildings on the same site, and

(b)

the buildings are used together as a unit for a relevant residential purpose.

(4)

The following expressions have the same meaning in this Group as they have in Group 6—

  • “multiple occupancy dwelling”(paragraph 4(2) of the Notes to that Group);

  • “single household dwelling”(paragraph 4(1) of the Notes);

  • “use for a relevant residential purpose”(paragraph 6 of the Notes).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

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

Notes on Schedule 7A

Textual amendments

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

Notes on Part 2

Modifications

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))

Notes on Chapter Group 7 — RESIDENTIAL RENOVATIONS AND ALTERATIONS

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 7A Pt. 2 Group 7 Title substituted (1.6.2002) by virtue of The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1100), art. 5(a)