SCHEDULE 6HOUSING COSTS

Loans on residential property16

1

A loan qualifies under this paragraph where the loan was taken out to defray monies applied for any of the following purposes—

a

acquiring an interest in the dwelling occupied as the home; or

b

paying off another loan to the extent that the other loan would have qualified under paragraph (a) above had the loan not been paid off.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph, references to a loan include also a reference to money borrowed under a hire purchase agreement for any purpose specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-paragraph (1).

3

Where a loan is applied only in part for the purposes specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-paragraph (1), only that portion of the loan which is applied for that purpose will qualify under this paragraph.