Finance Act 2003

Land all residential

5 (1) This paragraph applies where all the land is residential property.

(2) If—

(a) the consideration for the transaction does not include rent and the relevant consideration does not exceed £150,000, or

(b) the consideration for the transaction consists only of rent and the relevant rental value does not exceed £150,000,

the transaction is exempt from charge.

(3) If the consideration for the transaction includes rent and the relevant rental value does not exceed £150,000, the rent does not count as chargeable consideration.

(4) If the consideration for the transaction includes consideration other than rent, then—

(a) if—

(i) the annual rent does not exceed £600, and

(ii) the relevant consideration does not exceed £150,000,

the consideration other than rent does not count as chargeable consideration;

(b) if the annual rent exceeds £600, the 0% band in Table A in subsection (2) of section 55 does not apply in relation to the consideration other than rent and any case that would have fallen within that band is treated as falling within the 1% band.