Chapter IHTM24050

Published date20 March 2016
Record NumberIHTM24050
CourtHM Revenue & Customs

To come within the definition of ’agricultural property’ (IHTM24030) farmhouses, cottages and outbuildings must be ’of a character appropriate to the property’ IHTA1984/S115 (2).

Whether or not a residence or building is of a ’character appropriate to the property’ is a major issue that should be considered simultaneously with whether the farmhouse or cottage is occupied for the purposes of agriculture. Accordingly it would normally be appropriate to consult the VOA on this aspect before the occupation test has been resolved.

The words ’of a character appropriate to the property’ are ordinary English words. Parliament has not provided any specific criteria to be used in deciding whether the test of being ‘of a...

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