- Realreed owns a property called Chelsea Cloisters in London with 656 self-contained apartments.
- The VAT treatment of the letting of 235 apartments is in question.
- Realreed argues that the letting of the apartments is exempt under The VAT Act 1994.
- Chelsea Cloisters operates like a residential building and does not offer hotel-like services.
- HMRC argues that the apartments are not exempt due to the provision of sleeping accommodation in a similar establishment to a hotel.
- The court determines that Chelsea Cloisters is an establishment in potential competition with the hotel sector.
- The FTT finds that Chelsea Cloisters is suitable for use by “visitors or travellers”.
- The VAT treatment of the serviced apartments is not exempt.
Source: marcusward.co
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