VAT free flooring in new build house

u05sdb

One retailer I approached was offering VAT free prices for hardwood flooring as it was being laid in a new build house. Other retailers did not offer this but they have suggested that I could reclaim the VAT in future. Does anyone know about VAT free flooring in general (I'm beginning to think it's a myth) or more specifically could anyone suggest where I could go to reclaim?

Nile

Hello u05sdb


Welcome to the MSE site.:wave:

I remember when we moved into our house (newly built), we got our gas fire and surround at a VAT free price.

scheming_gypsy

I was wondering the same when i bought my place so i mailed Floors2go.

Managed to dig out the reply.


Hello

It is possible to claim back the VAT on new build properties when fitting real wood. You will recieve a vat receipt from ourselves that you show to the tax office and they will process from there on for you.



Yours Sincerely

Keith Stephens

mbailey

Copied from DIY Doctor:

"One of the great advantages of undertaking a new build, and one of the main reasons it is so cost efficient, is the fact that materials and labour are zero rated for VAT. You will have to pay out VAT on your materials during the build but one of the most pleasant tasks of building your own home is making a VAT repayment claim once it is complete!

You should not be paying out VAT on labour so scrutinise your invoices from your contractors to ensure that they are not charging you that extra 17.5%

Conversions are also zero rated but, unlike new build, you do have to pay out VAT on labour costs, although you can reclaim this at the end of the project.

The same VAT rules which apply to conversions also apply to renovations if they have been unoccupied for at least 10 years.

A 5% VAT rate applies to the renovation of dwellings which have been unoccupied for 3 years, the conversion of an existing property into multiple dwellings, the conversion of a dwelling into a care home or the conversion of a dwelling into bedsit accommodation.


You can make a claim if the new house is an ordinary private domestic residence and you will need detailed proof of VAT paid on all the goods for which a claim is to be made.
The claim must be made within three months of the building being completed and you only get one chance to claim, so you need to get it right first time.


You can make a claim for most of the goods and materials bought from a VAT registered supplier which are incorporated into the building or the site. You cannot claim for furniture, carpets, curtains, white goods, trees and plants, nor for burglar alarms, professional services such as architects fees, equipment hire, transport of materials and tools used.

HM Customs & Excise publish a very good guide on this matter - VAT Refunds for do-it-yourself Builders, dated January 1996 and under Notice 719. This clearly explains who is eligible, how to make a claim and what can be claimed.
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namkrow

A Company called 'McKay Flooring Ltd', based in Govan, Glasgow, advertise this this feature on their website. They will knock off the VAT at source so you dont have to claim back from your tax office. They apparently lay floors nationwide, so probably worth getting a price off them wherever you are.

Namkrow

McAzrael

If you buy materials and labour together then the lower rate applies. So if the wooden flooring company fixes the floor, and all of the other conditions are met, then the supply can be zero rated. If they only supply the floor, then it is a supply of materials and the VAT must be charged and reclaimed. More details here: http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageLibrary_PublicNoticesAndInfoSheets&propertyType=document&columns=1&id=HMCE_CL_000513

missile

I claimed back VAT on a new build for wooden flooring and tiles.

If you get someone to fit they should not charge VAT, but be careful, because if they do you cannot reclaim it later.