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Part 10 Assured tenancy allowances

Chapter 3 Qualifying expenditure

502 Purchase of unused dwelling-house where developer not involved

1

This section applies if—

a

expenditure has been incurred on the construction of a building which was to be or include a qualifying dwelling-house,

b

the relevant interest was sold before the first use of any dwelling-house comprised in the building,

c

a capital sum was paid by the purchaser for the relevant interest, and

d

section 503 (purchase of dwelling-house sold unused by developer) does not apply.

2

The lesser of—

a

the capital sum paid by the purchaser for the relevant interest, and

b

the expenditure incurred on the construction of the building,

is qualifying expenditure.

3

The qualifying expenditure is to be treated as having been incurred when the capital sum became payable.

4

If the relevant interest was sold more than once before the first use of any dwelling-house comprised in the building, subsection (2) has effect only in relation to the last of those sales.