CG64739 - Private residence relief: letting: residence partly used for trade


A dwelling house is sold at a gain of £200,000 in 1992. It has been lived in by the owner throughout her period of ownership as her only or main residence but she has also used the property as a residential training college which she operates as a trade, charging for lodging and tuition. It is agreed that 60 per cent of the property has been used for teaching, 15 per cent has been used as the students lodgings and 25 per cent has been used as the residence of the owner.

The computation is

£
net gain200,000
private residence relief 25% 50,000
150,000
relief under Section 223(4) limited to the lowest of

private residence relief

50,000

or

Section 223(4)(b)

40,000

or

 

gain arising by reason of the letting (15%)

30,000

applicable limit

 

30,000
Chargeable gain

 

120,000