£1,400 A Property To Ignore
Registration is free. Not registering costs £1,400 a property.
The Welsh Revenue Authority has published its updated guidance on the visitor accommodation register, and the penalty schedule is now in the open.
The dates:
Registration opens October 2026
You must be registered by 31 March 2027
Visitor levy can start from April 2027, if your council adopts it
Licensing follows, working assumption 2029, legal backstop March 2030
Who it catches:
Anyone taking bookings of 31 nights or less. Cottages, apartments, lodges, hotels, B&Bs, campsite pitches, glamping, static caravans, hostels, and a spare…
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