Hello, hoping someone can help. Question is simple but seems the VOA and local council cannot give me a definitive answer. We have an annex - basically a converted garage separate from our house It is split into a main room and a shower room (toilet, shower, sink). We have never paid council tax for this as it does not have any "food preparation" facilites.
So we are thinking about letting out for holidays and wanted to understand what would consitute food prep for council tax - this obviously will have a big impact on what we provide and how much we charge. The chap at VOA felt a small fridge would be ok and a kettle but not a microwave which seems logical. He then back tracked and actually said "but then again you can prepare food with a kettle." He obviously didn't know the answer and that's fine - I asked him to ask his boss and let me know - he followed up by sending me a leaflet but it doesn't answer my question.
So, does anyone know how far I can go equipping the annex food prep wise before I am at risk of crossing the line - obviously I'm trying not to incur a separate bill and stick to the law - just frustrating the VOA and local council cannot tell me where the line is.