Mr A J Clark v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

Decision date: 7 September 2011

Neutral citation: [2011] UKFTT 619 (TC)

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This appeal concerned whether two properties, 60 Nayland Road and 58a Nayland Road, qualified as the appellant's only or main residence so as to attract Principal Private Residence (PPR) relief. The Tribunal found the appellant's contemporaneous evidence credible and concluded he intended to live permanently at 60 Nayland Road and later at 58a Nayland Road while developing it, so both properties qualified for PPR relief. The appeal was allowed and PPR relief granted for both properties.

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The Tribunal treated credible contemporaneous documentary and witness evidence of intention to reside (including family statements and a psychologist's letter) as capable of establishing a property as the taxpayer's main residence despite later sale; and it held that short-term business financing used to purchase a dwelling does not, by itself, demonstrate an intention to acquire the property for resale.

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The Tribunal indicated that failure to notify HMRC of a change of address or receipt of business mail at a prior address may carry only limited weight against a claim of main residence, and that circumstances such as a spouse's mental health and the need to provide sanctuary for children can be relevant to assessing the genuineness of an intention to make a new main residence.

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