SDLTM09595 - Scope: when is Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) chargeable: higher rate charge for acquisitions of residential property by certain non-natural persons FA03/S55/SCH4A: meaning of ‘qualifying trade�
For these purposes a trade will qualify if it:
- involves offering the public the opportunity to make use of, stay in or otherwise enjoy a significant part of the interior of the dwelling as customers of the trade on at least 28 days in each calendar year; and
- is carried on a commercial basis and with a view to the realisation of profits.
For the purposes of this relief the trade is to be considered in terms of the actual commercial activities undertaken. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappse activities must be carried on so as to generate income, and with a view to profit.
For the single-dwelling interest to be exploited as a source of income, that income must be related to the dwelling and not be purely incidental to a visit to the dwelling. For example, income arising from a business