Guidance

Apply for business rates for a self-catering property in Wales

Fill in this form if you have a self-catering holiday let in Wales that is eligible for business rates.

Applies to Wales

When you can apply

From 1 April 2023, all the following must be true for your property to be eligible for business rates:

  • it was available to let commercially (with the intention of making a profit) for 252 nights within a 12 month period

  • it was actually let commercially for 182 nights within the same 12 month period

  • you intend to make it available to let commercially for at least 252 nights in the following 12 months

Your property may be moved from business rates to Council Tax if it stops meeting the criteria.

Nights you cannot include

When calculating the nights your property was available to let or actually let, you cannot include:

  • nights that your property was closed for repair or refurbishment
  • nights that the site where the property is located was closed
  • nights you were using the property privately, including letting it to friends or family for a discounted rate
  • future bookings that have not happened yet

Stays over 28 nights are not classed as short-term lets. You cannot count them as nights your property was let. You can count them as nights your property was available, but only if the property could have been booked for 28 nights or less.

How to fill in the form

You can fill in the form on-screen or print the form and fill it in.

Fill in one form for each eligible self-catering property.

Apply for business rates for a self-catering property in Wales

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Where to send the form 

Attach the completed form to an email. Send it to selfcatering@voa.gov.uk using the subject heading ‘Self-catering application — Wales’.

If you prefer, you can send the completed form by post to:

Valuation Officer
Wycliffe House 
Green Lane 
Durham 
DH1 3UW

Updates to this page

Published 8 October 2025

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