Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 64938

Holiday Accommodation: Business Rates

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 11 July 2025

Question

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op)Cities of London and Westminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the tax revenue from ensuring compliance with rules on eligibility of short-term lets for business rates.

Answer

Jim McMahon
Before a short-term let can be assessed as a self-catering accommodation (short-term let) for business rates purposes it must have been available to let for at least 140 days in the past year and demonstrate at least 70 days of actual letting activity in ...

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