CG64603 - Private residence relief: gains: deemed disposals

Below is a list of disposals or deemed disposals which may give rise to the receipt of a capital sum and so may also give rise to a gain. In each example private residence relief may be due providing that the conditions set out in this chapter are met.

• The grant of a lease or sublease, see CG70770
• The assignment of a lease, see CG71100+
• The surrender of a lease to the landlord, see CG71230+
• The surrender of rights of occupation by a tenant
• The grant of an easement, see CG12945
• The release of a restrictive covenant over neighbouring land, see CG12952 and the example below
• Compensation or insurance monies for the destruction of the residence, see CG15740+
• The surrender of an interest in a co-ownership housing association
• Compensation or damages as a result of a cause of action, paragraph 10 of ESC D33, see CG13020.

Example

An individual’s residence benefits from a restrictive covenant which prevents the development of neighbouring land. If he agrees to release the covenant in exchange for a capital sum, relief will be due. This is because, although the covenant is over the neighbouring land, it was held by the individual as a result of his ownership of his residence. The covenant is therefore an interest in that residence and as such the capital sum is derived from an interest in the residence.