SCHEDULE 5Multiple dwellings relief
PART 6What counts as a dwelling
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This Part of this schedule sets out rules for determining what counts as a dwelling for the purposes of this schedule.
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A building or part of a building counts as a dwelling if—
a
it is used or suitable for use as a single dwelling, or
b
it is in the process of being constructed or adapted for such use.
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Land that is, or is to be, occupied or enjoyed with a dwelling as a garden or grounds (including any building or structure on such land) is taken to be part of that dwelling.
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Land that subsists, or is to subsist, for the benefit of a dwelling is taken to be part of that dwelling.
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The main subject-matter of a transaction is also taken to consist of or include an interest in a dwelling if—
a
substantial performance of a contract constitutes the effective date of that transaction by virtue of a relevant deeming provision,
b
the main subject-matter of the transaction consists of or includes an interest in a building, or a part of a building, that is to be constructed or adapted under the contract for use as a single dwelling, and
c
construction or adaptation of the building, or the part of a building, has not begun by the time the contract is substantially performed.
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In paragraph 28, “relevant deeming provision” means section 10 or 11.
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Subsections (3) to (6) of section 59 apply for the purposes of this Part of this schedule as they apply for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) of that section.