4ANew homes

4A New homes

4A New homes

(1) A new home is a home that has not been previously occupied or sold as a place of residence, and includes a substantially renovated home and a home built to replace demolished premises.

(2) A substantially renovated home is a home that—

(a) has been created through renovations in which all, or substantially all, of a building is removed or replaced (whether or not the renovations involve the removal or replacement of foundations, external walls, interior supporting walls, floors or staircases), and

(b) as renovated, has not been previously occupied or sold as a place of residence.

(3) A home is a home built to replace demolished premises if—

(a) the home has been built to replace demolished premises on the same land, and

(b) the home, as built to replace the demolished premises, has not been previously occupied or sold as a place of residence, and

(c) the owner of the home did not occupy the demolished premises as a place of residence before they were demolished.

s 4A: Ins 2012 No 46, Sch 2 [3]. Am 2016 No 14, Sch 2 [1].