Charity owning significant property

Charity owning significant property portfolio but never registered for VAT – was this the best idea? Advice in relation to costs being incurred on planned property development leading to 4-year back-dated registration securing VAT claims >£100k led also to the […]

Limited Partnership

Limited Partnership unsure of VAT on property and concerned by VAT on unusual transactions. Acting for the solicitors handling surrenders of leases to create a residential development we were able to structure the transactions so that they were incurred by […]

Property company

Property company was trying to register for VAT but HMRC had refused. We found that the company was entitled to register under the intending trader provisions and successfully argued the case with HMRC who allowed a retrospective registration which therefore […]

Property development company

Property development company acquiring development land in a barter arrangement. The land was owned by a working men’s club who agreed to sell provided the developer constructed a new clubhouse for them on another site. As a barter transaction the […]

Retirement village development

Retirement village development – could VAT be claimed on construction of a members club central hub? Case law and HMRC policy in this area made advising on how to structure the common areas in order to maximise VAT claims by […]

Mixed use property conversion

A large bungalow was being extended and split to create a large HMO but VAT costs were an obstacle. The project involved a series of mixed use existing properties in Herts & Berks were being variously extended and improved to […]