House with separate detached annexe Wales

Jimb94

We are currently looking at a property with a detached annexe and looking to place an offer I was just looking for any information on stamp duty and council tax - the member of family in the annexe is registered disabled and a single occupant. Information online is difficult to navigate so looking for any advice. Thanks in advance

alumende27

You can check whether the annexe is currently separate for the purposes of council tax by looking at http://cti.voa.gov.uk/cti/inits.asp

I may be wrong but I think it depends on the council as to what they charge for an annexe and under what circumstances.

TBH it is a bit confusing, because my local council doesn't have exemptions, only discounts, but a neighbour who has an annexe pays no council tax on it, which seems a bit suspicious. Your best answer is to contact the local council and enquire.

As for stamp duty, it depends on the value of the house and the annexe. For a detached annexe I believe it has to be worth less than a third of the value of the total property to be excluded from the stamp duty surcharge.

babyblade41

I had a house in Wales in the last 4 years and the council tax was the full tax but it was empty for the 11 months I lived there.

Here, where I have just sold in Hereford it did have an annexe but joined by a fire door. The council accepted it as part of the main residence once the kitchen had been removed