Finance Act 2003

Exchanges E+W+S+N.I.

5 (1) This paragraph applies to determine the chargeable consideration where one or more land transactions are entered into by a person as purchaser (alone or jointly) wholly or partly in consideration of one or more other land transactions being entered into by him (alone or jointly) as vendor. E+W+S+N.I.

(2) In this paragraph—

(a) “relevant transaction” means any of those transactions, and

(b) “relevant acquisition” means a relevant transaction entered into as purchaser and “relevant disposal” means a relevant transaction entered into as vendor.

(3) The following rules apply if the subject-matter of any of the relevant transactions is a major interest in land—

(a) where a single relevant acquisition is made, the chargeable consideration for the acquisition is—

(i) the market value of the subject-matter of the acquisition, and

(ii) if the acquisition is the grant of a lease at a rent, that rent;

(b) where two or more relevant acquisitions are made, the chargeable consideration for each relevant acquisition is—

(i) the market value of the subject-matter of that acquisition, and

(ii) if the acquisition is the grant of a lease at a rent, that rent.

(4) The following rules apply if the subject-matter of none of the relevant transactions is a major interest in land—

(a) where a single relevant acquisition is made in consideration of one or more relevant disposals, the chargeable consideration for the acquisition is the amount or value of any chargeable consideration other than the disposal or disposals that is given for the acquisition;

(b) where two or more relevant acquisitions are made in consideration of one or more relevant disposals, the chargeable consideration for each relevant acquisition is the appropriate proportion of the amount or value of any chargeable consideration other than the disposal or disposals that is given for the acquisitions.

(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4)(b) the appropriate proportion is—

where—

MV is the market value of the subject-matter of the acquisition for which the chargeable consideration is being determined, and

TMV is the total market value of the subject-matter of all the relevant acquisitions.

(6) This paragraph has effect subject to—

• paragraph 6 of this Schedule (partition etc: disregard of existing interest), and

• section 58 (relief for certain exchanges of residential property).