How To Claim My Rebate for Uninhabitable Property?
You might be one of the numerous property buyers eligible for a stamp duty refund or discount if your property meets the criteria for being uninhabitable, even without realizing it.
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UNINHABITABLE PROPERTIES
What Are The Criteria For Uninhabitable Properties in the UK?
You must be careful to distinguish properties that require redecorating or renovating from uninhabited properties. The main difference is that the former is in a liveable condition while the latter is unsuitable for dwelling use.
The fact remains that you are not required to pay higher stamp duty rates beyond the 3% additional tax for second buyers.
HABITABLE OR UNINHABITABLE
What Determines Whether a Property Should Be Considered Uninhabitable or Not?
The following are some instances of what, in accordance with HMRC’s rules and regulations, might render a property uninhabitable, according to Senior Litigation Executive Hiatham Javiad:
- The glass used in doors, screens, windows, etc. is not laminated or toughened in accordance with building regulations for health and safety.
- Apartments without doors that are "12-hour fire check" rated, as required by building codes.
- All or any staircases that do not have the proper handrails or balustrades to comply with building regulations or that are otherwise in a dangerous state.
- A door conceals a cooking area, creating a health and safety hazard.
- A minimum appliance space with the necessary electrical and plumbing to accommodate a refrigerator and a washing machine.
- An SFA that is impossible to secure. Any ground-floor window and any exterior door, including patio and French doors, are subject to this.
- Significant internal disturbances like a collapsed ceiling
- Lack of one or more utilities, including electricity, gas (including LPG), and water.
- The electrical system is dangerously out of repair.
- A residence with a coin- or token-operated gas or electric meter at the time of move-in.
- A cooker is placed next to a refrigerator space.
- There would be a direct and immediate risk to health and safety if asbestos were present.
- Any substantial subsidence, substantial structural movement, or substantial structural instability (as proven by a structural engineer's report).
- An SFA year-round when a vulnerable person is present or between September and April without a fully functional heating system.
- An SFA without a hot water system for heating water.
- Significant environmental or health and safety problems that pose an immediate and direct risk to the occupants.
- Significant dampness or mold issues are likely to put the occupants' health in danger right away.
- The SFA has a serious hygiene issue, which raises health and safety concerns.
- Water got inside the building because there was a big roof leak there.
STAMP DUTY WAIVER
Is Stamp Duty Waived For Uninhabitable Property?
The answer is NO. You are required to pay stamp duty even if the property you bought is uninhabitable. However, you are entitled to some discount rate, especially for non-residential property.
There are different cases but you may have access to up to 60% of the original SLDT paid. We have a team of experts who will guide you and ensure that your stamp duty rebate is completed.
How To Get Stamp Duty Refund For An
Uninhabitable Property?
01
Do An Eligibility Check
Determine if your eligible
02
Documentation And Legal Guide
Collate documentation and submit claim
03
Refund Payout
Receive refund within 6-8 weeks
Frequently Asked Questions
A property is classed as uninhabitable if it is empty and requires, or is undergoing, major repairs to make it habitable. Major repairs can include structural alterations to the property.
A property is unfit for human habitation if living there could cause you or anyone else in your household serious harm. Examples include problems with damp, a lack of ventilation, issues with the drainage, etc.
Presence of asbestos, Japanese weed knot throughout the building. Leakage and flooding of the floors and parts of building including damps in wall and structures, Any rotting or mould growth in the building. Structural damage and issues in the property.
The answer is Yes. But you are not expected to pay the standard Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rate.
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