WhenCheck you can apply

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• ityour property was available to let commercially (with the intention of making a profit) for at least 252 nights within thea last 12 monthsmonth period

• ityour property was actually let commercially for at least 182 nights within the lastsame 12 months,month or for an average of 182 nights per 12 months over the last 24 or 36 monthsperiod

• 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 can include

You can include all nights your property was:

• available to let commercially for stays of 28 nights or less
• actually let commercially for stays of 28 nights or less

From 1 April 2026 you can also include up to 14 nights per year thatwhere you have donated the use of the property to a registered charity.

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

StaysIf overa stay lasts more than 28 nights:

• those nights aredo not classedcount astowards short-termthe lets.70 Younights cannotyour property must be let
• those nights can count themtowards asthe 140 nights your property wasmust let.
  be available to let, but only if the property could have been booked for 28 nights or less

You cannot include nights you donated the use of the property to a registered charity before 1 April 2026.

How to fill in the form

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

If you are averaging your nights let across multiple years or multiple properties, use the ‘further information or remarks’ section to let us know.

The form may not work if you try to open it in your internet browser. To open the form you need to:

1. Download and save the form on your computer.

2. Open it using the latest free version of Adobe Reader.

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: