How often does the heritage register change?

HMRC updates the conditional exemption register irregularly and without public notice. This site takes a weekly snapshot and publishes a changelog of new listings, lapsed exemptions and altered access arrangements.

What happens when an item leaves the register?

When a conditionally exempt item is sold or taken abroad, the deferred tax becomes payable and the public right of access ends. We flag these as lapsed exemptions.

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Unofficial. Not affiliated with HM Revenue & Customs. Republishes the public register of conditionally exempt heritage assets; each entry links to the official record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. House, venue and landscape photographs via Wikimedia Commons under their respective licences; artwork and venue/context images are illustrative and are not the exempt objects themselves unless specifically labelled as exact.