Council Tax for Self-Catering Accommodation

At the end of each financial year, which runs from the start of April to the end of March each year, the Assessor must review the status of self-catering properties to decide if they should have been subject to Non-Domestic Rates or Council Tax.

If it is decided that your property should have been subject to Council Tax, the Assessor will have sent you a letter requesting you provide evidence for your property to remain in Non-Domestic Rates.

If your property has then been moved to Council Tax you need to provide us information on the ownership and occupancy of the property so we can work out your Council Tax bill.

Provide information for Council Tax

Calculating your bill

Once we have calculated your Council Tax you will be sent a bill for each financial year where you have an outstanding amount to pay.

Council tax bills usually need to be paid in instalments between April and January in the relevant financial year. Bills issued towards the end of, or after this time period usually need to be paid in one instalment.

Once you have provided us with information for Council Tax there are a number of categories that may apply to your property when calculating your bill.

Exceptional circumstance

If your self-catering property did not meet the requirement to be let out for 70 nights or more in a financial year due to exceptional circumstances, you will need to provide evidence for why this is the case on our form.

Provide evidence for exceptional circumstances

Appealing the change

If you did not respond to the Assessor in time or believe your property should not have been moved to Council Tax, you can make a proposal to alter you band.

You still need to provide us with information so we can calculate you Council Tax while you make your proposal to the Assessor.