At law, in transactions involving VAT traders, the absence of a clear segregation of the VAT component from the agreed-upon price implies that VAT is inherently integrated into the total amount paid. In the absence of a clear distinction being made of the VAT component from the consideration paid or rather if provision is not made for the VAT from the price agreed upon with the buyer(the tenant in this case), then VAT is deemed to have formed part of the price invoiced. In this case the 18% VAT already forms part of the rent that’s currently being paid by tenants, regardless of whether or not there was an express agreement to the contrary from the beginning.
