by Marie Stein | 6 Oct, 2016 | Commercial property, Residential Property
If you’re buying an old barn or pub to convert into your home, or buying an office block to convert into luxury apartments, you can avoid (legally!!) paying VAT on the purchase even if the vendor has opted to tax the property. How? By using the VAT 1614D procedure....
by Marie Stein | 23 Jul, 2016 | Residential Property
When can you save VAT on conversions and renovations? I’ve had a number of queries about VAT and property conversions and renovations recently – i.e. dwellings and certain other residential/charitable use properties. You can save a lot of money if you...
by Marie Stein | 21 Mar, 2016 | Residential Property
If you’re buying an old barn or pub to convert into your home, or buying an office block to convert into luxury apartments, you can avoid (legally!!) paying VAT on the purchase even if the vendor has opted to tax the property. How? By using the VAT 1614D...
by Marie Stein | 6 Dec, 2010 | Residential Property
Q: Hi I’m hoping you’ll be able to provide me with a bit of advice on re-claiming VAT on materials used in constructing a newbuild property. It’s a little bit of a saga but please bear with me. In 1992 my husband and I bought a plot of land with...
by Marie Stein | 20 Oct, 2010 | Residential Property
Q: Hello I know the first sale of a shared ownership property is treated as zero rated income and any sale after that is exempt – if you have ‘person constructing’ or ‘person converting’ status. We are purchasing properties (previously...
