Address not listed

northwest1965

We are currently buying a house. The address isn't listed on any comparison sites or postcode finder.
It's currently an Airbnb so not paying council tax.
Could this be the reason?

elsien

They should be paying either council tax or business rates so either way you’d expect them to be registered somewhere? 

user1977

No, commercial properties still have postal addresses. Either you're looking up the "wrong" address or perhaps it has never been a separate post-receiving property in its own right (e.g. an annexe to another property?). What sort of house are we talking about?

northwest1965

user1977 said:

No, commercial properties still have postal addresses. Either you're looking up the "wrong" address or perhaps it has never been a separate post-receiving property in its own right (e.g. an annexe to another property?). What sort of house are we talking about?

It's a cottage in the Yorkshire Dales. Approx built 1850.
Definitely looking at "correct" address

user1977

Sure it hasn't e.g. changed its name at some point? Have you looked up the rating valuation roll to see what they call it? Have you asked the agents? What does the EPC call it?

Baldytyke88

northwest1965 said:

We are currently buying a house. The address isn't listed on any comparison sites or postcode finder.
It's currently an Airbnb so not paying council tax.
Could this be the reason?

Which comparison sites, energy? Or are you looking for previous house prices, like Zoopla?

northwest1965

user1977 said:

Sure it hasn't e.g. changed its name at some point? Have you looked up the rating valuation roll to see what they call it? Have you asked the agents? What does the EPC call it?

It was purchased by the owner in 2003, on the register of the title it has the same name.
It has the same name on the valuation roll as what it is called now.
The EPC also bears the name as to what it is now.

It's so weird!

northwest1965

Baldytyke88 said:

northwest1965 said:

We are currently buying a house. The address isn't listed on any comparison sites or postcode finder.
It's currently an Airbnb so not paying council tax.
Could this be the reason?

Which comparison sites, energy? Or are you looking for previous house prices, like Zoopla?

Utilities, house insurance, broadband

SiliconChip

northwest1965 said:

user1977 said:

No, commercial properties still have postal addresses. Either you're looking up the "wrong" address or perhaps it has never been a separate post-receiving property in its own right (e.g. an annexe to another property?). What sort of house are we talking about?

It's a cottage in the Yorkshire Dales. Approx built 1850.
Definitely looking at "correct" address

Are you in a position to print off all the addresses that are listed for the postcode then visit the area to check if all of them correspond to an actual property - if you find an address that doesn't have a property attached to it then that's probably yours.

user1977

northwest1965 said:

user1977 said:

Sure it hasn't e.g. changed its name at some point? Have you looked up the rating valuation roll to see what they call it? Have you asked the agents? What does the EPC call it?

It was purchased by the owner in 2003, on the register of the title it has the same name.
It has the same name on the valuation roll as what it is called now.
The EPC also bears the name as to what it is now.

And those have a postcode? But the address is no longer one of those listed by Royal Mail under that postcode?

lincroft1710

Ignore comparison sites, they have no legal standing.


It is extremely unlikely that the property does not have or has not had an entry either in the CT Valuation List or the Non Domestic Rating List. 


With regard to the postcode, it may have a unique postcode or may have been given an erroneous geographic one.