SCHEDULE 15RELIEF FOR CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO SOCIAL HOUSING

PART 3SHARED OWNERSHIP LEASES

Shared ownership lease: grant not linked with staircasing transactions etc.

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For the purpose of determining the amount of tax chargeable on the grant of a shared ownership lease of a dwelling, the grant is to be treated as if it is not linked to—

a

any acquisition of an interest in the dwelling to which paragraph 6 applies, or

b

a transfer of the reversion to the tenant under the terms of the lease.