| Heading: |
Housing: VAT Exemptions |
| Question ID: |
1789119 |
| UIN: |
HL6186 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4529 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of VAT relief on new build properties on increasing house building, and what plans they have to extend VAT relief to the refurbishment of listed buildings. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-07 |
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false |
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false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4559 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answer text: |
To support the construction of new homes, the Government maintains a zero rate of VAT on new-build residential buildings and a reduced rate of VAT of five per cent for residential renovations that meet certain conditions. To preserve heritage, restorative... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |