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Point in time view as at 15/09/2016.
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Finance Act 2003, Cross Heading: Major interests in dwellings inherited jointly is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.![Help about Changes to Legislation](/images/chrome/helpIcon.gif)
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[Major interests in dwellings inherited jointlyU.K.
16(1)This paragraph applies where by virtue of an inheritance—U.K.
(a)a person (“P”) becomes jointly entitled with one or more other persons to a major interest in a dwelling, and
(b)P's beneficial share in the interest does not exceed 50% (see sub-paragraph (4)).
(2)P is not to be treated for the purposes of paragraph 3(4)(a) or 6(1)(e) as having the major interest at any time during the period of three years beginning with the date of the inheritance.
(3)But if at any time during that period of three years P becomes the only person beneficially entitled to the whole of the interest or P's beneficial share in the interest exceeds 50% P is, from that time, to be treated as having the major interest for the purposes of paragraph 3(4)(a) and 6(1)(e) (subject to any disposal by P).
(4)P's share in the interest exceeds 50% if—
(a)P is beneficially entitled as a tenant in common or coparcener to more than half the interest,
(b)P and P's spouse or civil partner taken together are beneficially entitled as tenants in common or coparceners to more than half the interest, or
(c)P and P's spouse or civil partner are beneficially entitled as joint tenants to the interest and there is no more than one other joint tenant who is so entitled.
(5)In this section “inheritance” means the acquisition of an interest in or towards satisfaction of an entitlement under or in relation to the will of a deceased person, or on the intestacy of a deceased person.]
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