Finance Act 2003

9 (1) Where in the case of a transaction to which this Schedule applies there is chargeable consideration other than rent, the provisions of this Part apply in relation to that consideration as in relation to other chargeable consideration. U.K.

(2) If the [F1 relevant rental figure] exceeds £600 a year, the 0% band in the Tables in subsection (2) of section 55 does not apply and any case that would have fallen within that band is treated as falling within the 1% band.

[F2 (2A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) the relevant rental figure is—

(a) the annual rent in relation to the transaction in question, or

(b) if that transaction is one of a number of linked transactions for which the chargeable consideration consists of or includes rent, the total of the annual rents in relation to all those transactions.]

(3) [F3 In sub-paragraph (2A)] the “annual rent” means the average annual rent over the term of the lease or, if—

(a) different amounts of rent are payable for different parts of the term, and

(b) those amounts (or any of them) are ascertainable at the effective date of the transaction,

the average annual rent over the period for which the highest ascertainable rent is payable.

(4) Tax chargeable under this Schedule is in addition to any tax chargeable under section 55 in respect of consideration other than rent.

(5) Where a transaction to which this Schedule applies falls to be taken into account for the purposes of that section as a linked transaction, no account shall be taken of rent in determining the relevant consideration.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 5 para. 9(2) substituted (1.12.2003) by The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Amendment of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 2003) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2914), regs. 1, 2, Sch. para. 2(2)

F2 Sch. 5 para. 9(2A) inserted (1.12.2003) by The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Amendment of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 2003) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2914), regs. 1, 2, Sch. para. 2(3)

F3 Words in Sch. 5 para. 9(3) substituted (1.12.2003) by The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Amendment of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 2003) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2914), regs. 1, 2, Sch. para. 2(4)