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(1)[F1Section [F2355(1)]] shall not prevent relief being given under section 353 in a case where the land, caravan or house-boat in question—
(a)is, at the time the interest is paid, used by the borrower as a residence or, if it is paid less than 12 months after the date on which the loan is made, is so used by him within 12 months after that date; or
(b)is intended at that time to be used in due course as his only or main residence;
and at that time he resides in living accommodation which is for him job-related.
[F3(1A)Subsection (1) above shall not apply where the interest is paid on a home improvement loan (as defined in section 355(2B)) unless the loan was made before 6th April 1988; and section 355(2C) shall have effect for the purposes of this subsection as for those of section 355(2A).]
(2)A borrower for whom there are two or more properties falling within subsection (1) above may not by virtue of this section claim relief for any period under section 353 in respect of more than one of them.
(3)Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, living accommodation is job-related for a person if—
(a)it is provided for him by reason of his employment, or for his spouse by reason of her employment, in any of the following cases—
(i)where it is necessary for the proper performance of the duties of the employment that the employee should reside in that accommodation;
(ii)where the accommodation is provided for the better performance of the duties of the employment, and it is one of the kinds of employment in the case of which it is customary for employers to provide living accommodation for employees;
(iii)where, there being a special threat to the employee’s security, special security arrangements are in force and the employee resides in the accommodation as part of those arrangements; or
(b)M1under a contract entered into at arm’s length and requiring him or his spouse to carry on a particular trade, profession or vocation, he or his spouse is bound—
(i)to carry on that trade, profession or vocation on premises or other land provided by another person (whether under a tenancy or otherwise); and
(ii)to live either on those premises or on other premises provided by that other person.
(4)M2If the living accommodation is provided by a company and the employee is a director of that or an associated company, subsection (3)(a)(i) or (ii) above shall not apply unless—
(a)the company of which the employee is a director is one in which he or she has no material interest; and
(b)either—
(i)the employment is as a full-time working director, or
(ii)the company is non-profit making, that is to say, it does not carry on a trade nor do its functions consist wholly or mainly in the holding of investments or other property, or
(iii)the company is established for charitable purposes only.
(5)M3Subsection (3)(b) above does not apply if the living accommodation concerned is in whole or in part provided by—
(a)a company in which the borrower or his spouse has a material interest; or
(b)any person or persons together with whom the borrower or his spouse carries on a trade or business in partnership.
(6)M4For the purposes of this section—
(a)a company is an associated company of another if one of them has control of the other or both are under the control of the same person; and
(b)“employment”, “director”, “full-time working director”, “material interest” and “control”, in relation to a body corporate, have the same meanings as they have for the purposes of Chapter II of Part V.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 356(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 81(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), Sch. 9 para 5
F2Words in s. 356(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 42(3)-(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), s. 42(2)(c)
F31988(F) s.43in relation to payments on or after 6April 1988.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 356(3)(b)(5) applied (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289(1)(2) of the amending Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 222(9), 289 (with ss. 60, 101(1), 171, 201(3)).
Marginal Citations
M1Source-1974 Sch.1 4A(3A); 1984 s.25
M2Source-1974 Sch.1 4A(4), (5); 1977 s.36(1)
M3Source-1974 Sch.1 4A(3B); 1984 s.25
M4Source-1974 Sch.1 4A(6)
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