SCHEDULES
C1C2F1SCHEDULE 4ZAStamp duty land tax: higher rates for additional dwellings and dwellings purchased by companies
Sch. 4ZA modified (temp.) (22.7.2020) by Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2020 (c. 15), s. 1 (as amended 10.6.2021) by 2021 c. 26, s. 87(2))
Sch. 4ZA modified (temp.) (8.2.2023) by Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2023 (c. 2), s. 1
PART 3Supplementary provisions
Settlements and bare trusts
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Sub-paragraph (3) applies in relation to a land transaction if—
a
the main subject-matter of the transaction consists of a major interest in one or more dwellings,
b
the purchaser (or one of them) is acting as trustee of a settlement, and
c
under the terms of the settlement a beneficiary will be entitled to—
i
occupy the dwelling or dwellings for life, or
ii
income earned in respect of the dwelling or dwellings.
2
Sub-paragraph (3) also applies in relation to a land transaction if—
a
the main subject-matter of the transaction consists of a term of years absolute in a dwelling, and
b
the purchaser (or one of them) is acting as a trustee of a bare trust.
3
Where this sub-paragraph applies in relation to a land transaction the beneficiary of the settlement or bare trust (rather than the trustee) is to be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as the purchaser (or as one of them).
4
Paragraphs 3(3) and 4 of Schedule 16 (trustees to be treated as the purchaser) have effect subject to sub-paragraph (3).
Sch. 4ZA inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 128(5)(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), s. 128(3) (with s. 128(9)(10))