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The Law appears contradictory. Reading Section 66(1) as you suggest does imply that the yard should be considered domestic, however elsewhere in the act there are paras that do clearly say that it is non-domestic. I have spoken today to a ratings surveyor and he also thinks its non-domestic as...

Unfortunately the wording of the act has been changed. Section 66 (1) (1)Subject to subsections (2), (2B) and 2E below], property is domestic if— (a)it is used wholly for the purposes of living accommodation, (b)it is a yard, garden, outhouse or other appurtenance belonging to or enjoyed with...

The "killer" in our situation is that the stables and manege are across the road from our property so the yard is not in the curtiledge of the property. The B&B won't be NNDR rateable as its only one bedroom (2 beds), you have to have 6 beds (or maybe its 6+) to be NNDR rateable as I understand...

@katherine1975 Do you actually claim & receive it currently? Can you tell me which council (PM me preferably)? Tx

Regarding SBRR we might qualify if we're a business but we're not (planning restriction) allowed to run the stables as a business. Whether all the various depts in the council are joined up enough to apply this is up for grabs. I'll certainly apply for it. Our main business is "our house" as...

Land such as grass paddocks generally qualify as grazing, meadow and pasture and is exempt regardless of what is grazed on it. Rates on the barn would depend on what you used it for: Ironically if you cut your own hay and store it in your own barn to sell, then its agricultural use and...

I am struggling to find anyone who can actually give professional advice, save for the chap at BHS. Regarding what you use the facilities for, it may or may not, but a wash box or feed room *might well* end up rating higher than a stable. Hopefully we can persuade the VOA that the old cob and...

I suspect they tripped over us by accident as we run a small B&B or one of their bods cruising Google Earth. Planning was given for the stables in 2002 and the manege in 2004 - Not our property then - we took over the property in April 2010. We haven't put in for any planning or changes of...

It would, as would removing the other facilities, although that's a hell of a drastic step and would devalue the property considerably. We paid a huge premium for a house with "equestrian facilities". I'm tempted to attack this initially by going back to the solicitors and asking why this...

I am really struggling to find anyone to help with this as no-one in my area has, it would seem, ever been attacked by the council in this way. Local surveyors tell me they are aware of the legislation but bot aware of anyone actually being NNDR rated. I live well out in the sticks with very...

Someone needs to pinch me so I awake from this nightmare. Just been contacted by www.voa.gov.uk to say that they have been asked by our local council to rate our manege and stables for NNDR. We've been in this property for 4 years and this is the first I've ever heard of this, my neighbours...