Should Builders Pass Back Reclaimed VAT on Materials Bought for Clients?

1 August 2025
by David Meredith

I'm having a house redeveloped. It's quite a big job, about £180k inc VAT for the total work. As it's not a new build, I know I cannot reclaim all VAT. My question is, should the builder be passing back the VAT he is reclaiming on products purchased on my behalf? What is the usual practice?

One Answer

  1. Amandine Lefevre says:

    Hi David,

    Thank you for reaching out to us. We’re contacting a few experts for their advice and will get back to you with some thoughts as soon as possible.

    Many thanks,

    Amandine

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