Uninhabitable or in need of repair?

An area rife with misleading advice and false claims is that of uninhabitable properties and it is an area that HMRC are intent on cracking down on.  HMRC’s own guidance states that: “A very high proportion of the SDLT repayment claims that HMRC receives in relation to this area are wrong. Customers should be cautious […]

Another Tribunal Win for Relatus

Nicole Behenna-Renton v HMRC TC/2024/01660 Date of Decision: 3 April 2025 This was a comprehensive win in an appeal about whether Multiple Dwelling Relief (MDR) applied to the Taxpayer’s purchase of a residential property which had an annex separated from the main dwelling by an internal door. The FTT considered the evidence provided by the […]

SDLT Compliance Check Assistance

         SDLT claims firms leave Taxpayers in the lurch With the abolition of Multiple Dwelling Relief on 1 June 2024 came the departure of a number of SDLT claims firms who had previously been a driving force behind amendments to SDLT returns claiming the relief.  HMRC not slowing down Despite the abolition of the relief […]