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(4)   

The following are also valuation dates in the case of any single-dwelling

interest to which a company is entitled on the relevant day as a member of a

partnership—

(a)   

the effective date of any substantial acquisition as a result of which a

chargeable interest in or over the dwelling concerned became an asset

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of the partnership,

(b)   

the effective date of any substantial disposal of part (but not the whole)

of the single-dwelling interest.

(5)   

The following are also valuation dates in the case of any single-dwelling

interest that is on the relevant day held for the purposes of a collective

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investment scheme—

(a)   

the effective date of any substantial acquisition, made for the purposes

of the scheme, of a chargeable interest in or over the dwelling

concerned;

(b)   

the effective date of any substantial disposal of part (but not the whole)

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of the single-dwelling interest.

(6)   

In this section references to a disposal of part of a single-dwelling interest

include the grant of a chargeable interest out of the single-dwelling interest.

(7)   

The grant of an option does not count as the grant of a chargeable interest for

the purposes of subsection (6).

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100     

Section 99: “substantial” acquisitions and disposals

(1)   

For the purposes of section 99

(a)   

the acquisition of a chargeable interest in a dwelling is a “substantial

acquisition” only if the chargeable consideration for the acquisition is

£40,000 or more;

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(b)   

the disposal of part (but not the whole) of a single-dwelling interest is

a “substantial disposal” only if the chargeable consideration for the

acquisition of the chargeable interest by the person acquiring it is

£40,000 or more.

(2)   

If the acquisition mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is a transaction between

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persons who are connected with each other or not acting at arm’s length,

subsection (1)(a) applies as if the reference to the chargeable consideration for

the acquisition were to the market value of the chargeable interest acquired.

(3)   

If the disposal mentioned in subsection (1)(b) is a transaction between persons

who are connected with each other or not acting at arm’s length, subsection

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(1)(b) applies as if the reference to the chargeable consideration for the

acquisition in question were to the market value of the part of the single-

dwelling interest disposed of.

(4)   

The chargeable consideration for the acquisition mentioned in subsection (1)(a)

is taken to include the chargeable consideration for any linked acquisition of a

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chargeable interest in or over the same dwelling.

(5)   

The chargeable consideration for the transaction mentioned in subsection

(1)(b) is taken to include the chargeable consideration for any linked disposal

of part (but not the whole) of the single-dwelling interest concerned.

(6)   

For the purposes of subsection (2) the market value of the chargeable interest

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acquired is taken to be the sum of the market values of that chargeable interest

 
 

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and any chargeable interest in or over the same dwelling that is acquired in a

linked transaction.

(7)   

For the purposes of subsection (3) the market value of the part of the single-

dwelling interest disposed of is taken to be the sum of the market values of that

chargeable interest and any chargeable interest in or over the same dwelling

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that is disposed of in a linked transaction.

(8)   

For the purposes of this section two or more transactions are “linked” if they

form part of a single scheme, arrangement or series of transactions between the

same vendor and purchaser or, in either case, persons connected with them.

(9)   

In this section “chargeable consideration”, “purchaser” and “vendor” have the

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same meaning as in Part 4 of FA 2003.

(10)   

In this section references to a disposal of part of a single-dwelling interest

include the grant of a chargeable interest out of the single-dwelling interest.

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No double charge

Tax in respect of a given single-dwelling interest is charged only once for any

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chargeable day even if more than one person is “the chargeable person” with

respect to the tax charged.

Adjustment of amount charged

102     

“Adjusted chargeable amount”

(1)   

In relation to a person on whom tax is charged for a chargeable period with

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respect to a single-dwelling interest, the “adjusted chargeable amount” is the

total of the daily amounts for all the days in the period on which the chargeable

person is within the charge with respect to the interest.

(2)   

The daily amount for any such day (“the actual day”) is—equation: cross[over[num[1.0000000000000000,"1"],char[Y]],char[A]]

   

where—

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“Y” is the number of days in the chargeable period;

   

“A” is the annual chargeable amount for the single-dwelling interest,

determined (under section 96(4)) on the basis that the actual day is the relevant

day.

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Adjustment of amount chargeable

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(1)   

Where tax is charged for a chargeable period with respect to a single-dwelling

interest and the adjusted chargeable amount is greater than the initial charged

amount, the amount of tax charged is taken to be increased to the adjusted

chargeable amount.

(2)   

In this section “the initial charged amount” means the amount of tax charged

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under section 96 for the period in respect of the interest.

 
 

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(3)   

Subsection (4) applies where—

(a)   

tax is charged for a chargeable period with respect to a single-dwelling

interest,

(b)   

the adjusted chargeable amount is less than the initial charged amount,

and

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(c)   

a claim for relief is made under this subsection.

(4)   

The amount of tax charged for the period with respect to the interest is taken

to be reduced (at the end of the chargeable period) to the adjusted chargeable

amount.

(5)   

Relief under subsection (3) must be claimed—

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(a)   

in an annual tax on enveloped dwellings return, or

(b)   

by amending an annual tax on enveloped dwellings return.

(6)   

The claim must be delivered by the end of the chargeable period following the

one to which the claim relates.

(7)   

Relief under subsection (3) may be given by repayment of tax or otherwise.

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(8)   

See also section 158 (return of adjusted amount chargeable); and see section

161(2) for provision about payment of additional tax by reference to the

adjusted chargeable amount.

Chargeable interests and “single-dwelling interest”

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Chargeable interests

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(1)   

In this Part “chargeable interest” means—

(a)   

an estate, interest, right or power in or over land in the United

Kingdom, or

(b)   

the benefit of an obligation, restriction or condition affecting the value

of any such estate, interest, right or power.

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(2)   

Where two or more persons are jointly entitled to a chargeable interest the

chargeable interest is not regarded, for the purposes of this Part, as consisting

of separate interests corresponding to the shares (if any) that those persons

have by virtue of their joint entitlement.

(3)   

An exempt interest is not a chargeable interest for the purposes of this Part.

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(4)   

The following are exempt interests—

(a)   

any security interest;

(b)   

a licence to use or occupy land;

(c)   

in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, a tenancy at will.

(5)   

In subsection (4) “security interest” means an interest or right (other than a

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rentcharge) held for the purpose of securing the payment of money or the

performance of any other obligation.

(6)   

In the application of this Part in Scotland the reference in subsection (5) to a

rentcharge is to be read as a reference to a feu duty or a payment mentioned in

section 56(1) of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 5).

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(7)   

The Treasury may by regulations provide that any other description of interest

or right in or over a dwelling is an exempt interest.

 
 

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105     

Meaning of “single-dwelling interest”

(1)   

References in this Part to a “single-dwelling interest” are to be read in

accordance with this section.

(2)   

A chargeable interest that is exclusively in or over land consisting (on any day)

of a single dwelling is a single-dwelling interest (on that day).

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(3)   

Where a person is entitled to a chargeable interest that is exclusively in or over

land consisting (on any day) of two or more single dwellings—

(a)   

provisions referring to a “single-dwelling interest” operate as if the

person had (on that day) a separate chargeable interest in or over each

dwelling, and

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(b)   

the chargeable interest in or over each dwelling is therefore a single-

dwelling interest.

(4)   

Where a person is entitled to a chargeable interest in or over land that on any

day consists of one or more single dwellings and non-residential land—

(a)   

provisions referring to a “single-dwelling interest” operate as if the

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person had (on that day) a separate chargeable interest in or over each

dwelling and a further separate chargeable interest in or over the non-

residential land, and

(b)   

the chargeable interest in or over each dwelling is therefore a single-

dwelling interest.

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(5)   

A single-dwelling interest is referred to as a single-dwelling interest “in” the

dwelling concerned.

(6)   

A single-dwelling interest in one dwelling is distinct from any single-dwelling

interest in another dwelling, even if the dwellings stand successively on the

same land.

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(7)   

In this section—

(a)   

“non-residential land” means land that is not a dwelling or part of a

dwelling;

(b)   

references to a dwelling include a part of a dwelling.

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Different interests held in the same dwelling

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(1)   

Subsection (2) applies if on one or more days in a chargeable period—

(a)   

a company is entitled to two or more single-dwelling interests in the

same dwelling, or

(b)   

two or more single-dwelling interests in the same dwelling are held for

the purposes of the same collective investment scheme.

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(2)   

This Part has effect with respect to that chargeable period as if those separate

interests constituted just one single-dwelling interest, the taxable value of

which on any day is the sum of the taxable values of the separate interests.

(3)   

In calculating the taxable values of the separate interests for the purposes of

subsection (2), the market value of each interest is determined, under the

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provisions of TCGA 1992 applied by section 95(8), on the assumption that the

other interest or interests are placed on the open market with that interest (on

the valuation date appropriate to that interest).

 
 

 
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