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SCHEDULE 5SMultiple dwellings relief

PART 6SWhat counts as a dwelling

24SThis Part of this schedule sets out rules for determining what counts as a dwelling for the purposes of this schedule.

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I1 Sch. 5 para. 24 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/108 , art. 2

25SA building or part of a building counts as a dwelling if—

(a)it is used or suitable for use as a single dwelling, or

(b)it is in the process of being constructed or adapted for such use.

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I2 Sch. 5 para. 25 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/108 , art. 2

26SLand that is, or is to be, occupied or enjoyed with a dwelling as a garden or grounds (including any building or structure on such land) is taken to be part of that dwelling.

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I3 Sch. 5 para. 26 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/108 , art. 2

27SLand that subsists, or is to subsist, for the benefit of a dwelling is taken to be part of that dwelling.

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I4 Sch. 5 para. 27 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/108 , art. 2

28SThe main subject-matter of a transaction is also taken to consist of or include an interest in a dwelling if—

(a)substantial performance of a contract constitutes the effective date of that transaction by virtue of a relevant deeming provision,

(b)the main subject-matter of the transaction consists of or includes an interest in a building, or a part of a building, that is to be constructed or adapted under the contract for use as a single dwelling, and

(c)construction or adaptation of the building, or the part of a building, has not begun by the time the contract is substantially performed.

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I5 Sch. 5 para. 28 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/108 , art. 2

29SIn paragraph 28, “relevant deeming provision” means section 10 or 11.

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I6 Sch. 5 para. 29 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/108 , art. 2

30SSubsections (3) to (6) of section 59 apply for the purposes of this Part of this schedule as they apply for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) of that section.

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I7 Sch. 5 para. 30 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/108 , art. 2