Business post to garage instead of house

Hi Owain,

This is really useful, thank you. I was aware of your first point and I do not want to go down the lines of having it officially registered for business use etc.

The PO Box that we currently have works exactly as you've described above and it works fine, but we would much prefer a proper address if possible.

I will do some research on selectapost however we receive very little post to be honest.

Moving the letter box is an idea but not one that my wife would go along with !!!55357;!!!56836;

00ec25 - where on earth did you read where I said that I have tried to 'hide' anything? What sort of reply is that? Your reply provided zero help or support.

I am using my garage as an office to separate my business work from my personal life which saves lots room in my property and keeps it out of my family and partners way. It has given me somewhere to go to fire off some emails and fill out paperwork and basically do my work without bringing it into my house and consuming my time with my family. The last time I checked there is nothing illegal about this and there is no requirement for me to 'declare' this, unless of course you want to tell me differently?

Why would you instantly assume I am trying to hide something by wanting my post to go elsewhere and that I have a 'concern' about my post coming through my house? One can only 'assume' that you haven't read my post properly as it currently DOES come through my house as I have stated, via a PO Box and has done for the two years that I have ran my business however the premise of my post was to find out if there was any way for this post to go into my garage instead, just so that I can separate my personal and business life.

00ec25 - I can see that you post regularly but I don't deem it productive to jump on the attack with insinuations about things. I am simply looking to separate my personal and business post so that I can switch off from work once I get home.

00ec25 - so you're essentially saying that anybody who opts for a PO Box is being deceptive? That's a very narrow-minded view in my opinion as well as being completely inaccurate and you are stereotyping a LOT of businesses with this statement. Some very big companies too, some of which work under for example the ministry of justice.

You are essentially stating that by entering my garage with my work mobile phone and work laptop and engaging with any customers or doing any form of work I am in breach of (I will copy and paste your wonderful list):

- breach of planning permission?
- breach of covenant?
- breach of insurance?
- breach of council tax?
- tax evasion re CGT?

You are also stating that I need planning permission to alter the inside of my garage, correct? I think you will find that you are wrong and have no idea what you are talking about. I can do whatever I like to the inside of my garage and I do not need any kind of permission to do so. As I have only put up stud walls and painted them, I think you will find that this is absolutely 'allowed' Furthermore, I do not use my garage as a shop and no customers go there. It is (as I stated on a number of occasions) somewhere for me to get my administration sorted.out prior to coming into the family property.

You have hopped on the attack from your first message and offered no guidance. My conclusion of you is that you are a fool and completely unhelpful and I do not require any more responses from you .

Hi Paul,

Prior to making the internal modifications my builder confirmed that I did not need permission and there was no requirement for me to notify anybody. If I was trading from the garage then this would be different but I pure and simply go in there around 6pm every evening to complete my administrative duties (and occasionally on a weekend).

After reflecting on the sensible replies on here I am going to have the post come through my residential address as there makes no sense to register the garage based on the amount (and type) of use.