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From: Jonathan Bryce 
Subject: Re: sipps-anyone got a crystal ball?
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:37:50 +0100

Andy Pandy wrote:

> I'm trying to get my head around the idea of putting your own house into a
> SIPP.
> 
> Does this mean you could sell your house to your SIPP, thereby getting
> full tax relief on the purchase of your house?? There must be something in
> the rules to stop this, surely?

Only the fact that you wouldn't get tax relief on the rent.

You can't get housing benefit for a house rented from a relative, this may
extend to a house rented from your own SIPP.