Paragraph 2 Meaning of “alteration” and “qualifying residential premises”F1
United Kingdom
For the purposes of this Group—
“alteration” includes extension;
“qualifying residential premises” means—
- (a)
a single household dwelling,
- (b)
a multiple occupancy dwelling, or
- (c)
a building, or part of a building, which, when it was last lived in, was used for a relevant residential purpose.
- (a)
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.
A building forms part of a relevant residential unit at any time when—
it is one of a number of buildings on the same site, and
the buildings are used together as a unit for a relevant residential purpose.
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)