Renting out our garage annexe as a holiday let - advice needed please

biggingerlion

Hi, we have recently built a new detached double garage on our property which has living accommodation above. We would like to rent this out via AirBNB (or similar sites) as a short-term holiday let. I have enquired with the council about council tax, but I'm having trouble finding out what other insurances and legal requirements (safety, etc) we need to consider. Most of the Google searches I make return results for either renting out your whole property, a room within your house, or a holiday home at a separate location, whereas I need information about a separate annexe which is not connected to our main house at all but is situated on our driveway. Please could anyone point me in the right direction of the information I need? Thanks!

foxy-stoat

Do you have planning permission for the room to be classed as habitable accommodation?

pmlindyloo

Have you looked at your planning permission documents?

It often details how any living accommodation can be used.

biggingerlion

Yes, we have planning permission approval for the space above to be classed as accommodation.

foxy-stoat

biggingerlion wrote: »

Yes, we have planning permission approval for the space above to be classed as accommodation.

If it has been inspected and signed by the BCO then you should be fine.

You should follow the same safety guidelines as a normal holiday let - contact a broker for additional insurance for liability.

Good job under English Law with this type of thing, you can misrepresent your accommodation as much as you like and you don't need to give them a refund! win win......sorry previous bad experience.

Good lucks!

pmlindyloo

biggingerlion wrote: »

Yes, we have planning permission approval for the space above to be classed as accommodation.

Fine, but does it say anything about how it can be used?

If there are no clauses saying it can only be used by your family etc then that is fine.

If it is used as separate living accommodation then I suggest you ring your local council as I believe it will be banded for council tax purposes.

foxy-stoat

pmlindyloo wrote: »

If it is used as separate living accommodation then I suggest you ring your local council as I believe it will be banded for council tax purposes.

They have already done that.

AdrianC

biggingerlion wrote: »

Hi, we have recently built a new detached double garage on our property which has living accommodation above. We would like to rent this out via AirBNB (or similar sites) as a short-term holiday let. I have enquired with the council about council tax, but I'm having trouble finding out what other insurances and legal requirements (safety, etc) we need to consider. Most of the Google searches I make return results for either renting out your whole property, a room within your house, or a holiday home at a separate location, whereas I need information about a separate annexe which is not connected to our main house at all but is situated on our driveway.

There's no real difference to a room within your house - because that's what it is... It's just in a separate building, rather than in the main building. It's not a separate property in its own right.

Mojisola

biggingerlion wrote: »

Yes, we have planning permission approval for the space above to be classed as accommodation.

Self-contained accommodation or just a room?

CIS

It's not the council who need to be spoken with regarding any potential banding, it's the Valuation Office Agency or Scottish Assessors who make the determination.

biggingerlion

pmlindyloo wrote: »

Fine, but does it say anything about how it can be used?

If there are no clauses saying it can only be used by your family etc then that is fine.

If it is used as separate living accommodation then I suggest you ring your local council as I believe it will be banded for council tax purposes.

Thanks for the reply. There aren't any clauses about how it can be used in the planning approvals.