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RESIDENTIAL-PROPERTY
Trouble in store for the Sehgals
John Shallcross
John Shallcross (Blake Morgan) examines the counter-intuitive result in a mixed property SDLT decision.
SDLT and residential properties: mix up with a fix up
Max Schofield
The case of
Mudan
has likely closed the door on claims that unsound
properties qualify for non-residential rates of SDLT, writes Max Schofield
(Devereux Chambers).
Investment and Securities Trust Ltd v HMRC
Option arrangement qualified for property development relief from ATED but not relief from SDLT higher rate for companies
M Campbell v HMRC
PPR exemption applied for job-related accommodation
Private client tax in 2024: ch-ch-ch-changes*
Alyssa Haggarty
Claire Weeks
Changes to non-doms and IHT have dominated the year, but there have also been some interesting cases, write Claire Weeks and Alyssa Haggarty (Maurice Turnor Gardner).
Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings
David Wright
ATED is an unconventional and surprisingly complicated tax.
David Wright (ATT) recaps the basics and looks at the available reliefs.
SDLT: gardens, grounds and grazing
Max Schofield
Max Schofield (Devereux Chambers) reviews recent case law on whether land
sold with the property is ‘non-residential’, rather than part of the grounds of
the house, for SDLT purposes.
S and J Holding v HMRC
FTT decides substantial area of land acquired with a house formed part of the grounds and constituted residential property for SDLT.
VAT on residential property development: a case study
Michael Ridsdale
Gemma Williams
Michael Ridsdale and Gemma Williams (Wedlake Bell) illustrate how to
ensure certainty of tax treatment on the structuring of a residential property
development.
M Campbell v HMRC
Upper Tribunal sends PPR appeals back to the FTT.
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