Zero-rating Converted Residential Building
1. The first supply of a building, or any part of a building, which is converted to a residential building shall be subject to the zero rate provided that the supply takes place within 3 years of the completion of the conversion and the original building, or any part of it, was not used as a residential building and did not comprise part of a residential building within (5) five years prior to the conversion work commencing.
2. The presence of shared or common facilities, or dividing walls or similar features in a residential building should not cause the residential building to be considered or any part thereon as part of a pre-existing residential building.