Part 4Property income

Chapter 6Commercial letting of furnished holiday accommodation

Definition

265Meaning of “commercial letting of furnished holiday accommodation”

1

A letting is a lease or other arrangement under which a person is entitled to the use of accommodation.

2

A letting of accommodation is commercial if the accommodation is let—

a

on a commercial basis, and

b

with a view to the realisation of profits.

3

A letting is of furnished holiday accommodation if—

a

the person entitled to the use of the accommodation is also entitled, in connection with that use, to the use of furniture, and

b

the accommodation is qualifying holiday accommodation (see sections 267 and 268).

4

This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.