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VAT rates for building work, including plumbers, plasterers and carpenters - new houses and flats, work for disabled people, energy saving, grant-funded heating, conversions and renovations, properties that are not homes
VAT for most work on houses and flats by builders and similar trades like…
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How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Complete form MSF 4743 to certify the building, moulding or fitting out of a ship.
How to apply for funds supporting smaller housing developments.
Annual returns, rules and other documents related to the employers’ association the Federation of Master Builders.
A practical guide to utilities for home builders.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re building a new house.
The rules for putting up scaffolding on your property - licence, checks, safety, builder, scaffold companies
Construction director previously disqualified as a director signs compensation agreement
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re converting an existing building into a dwelling.
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