Revenue Scotland’s latest Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) Technical Bulletin contains articles on first-time buyer relief, additional dwelling supplement, group relief and ‘share pledges’, and three-yearly reviews of commercial leases.
The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules, SI 2018/511, provide that appeals from decisions of the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal are to be determined by the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal, rather than by the Tax and Chancery Chamber of the Upper Tribunal.
Edd Thompson (Tolley) assesses the pros and cons.