chrissie1
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Just a pondering at present, but if you owned say 6 acres of land with 3 stables and a haystore, no dwelling, would you have to pay rates on it? Purely for domestic use not commercial in any respect?
Are rates payable on yards/land that aren't with a house?
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lachlanandmarcus
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They can be yes sadly, even if the use is purely personal, simply because it is a non domestic property (ie no dwelling on site). Whether they are and whether they would apply it for your case with only 3 stables will depend on the local ratings officer's interpretation
The rules basically say that to be domestic it would have to be a house or a building in the curtilage of a house or very close to the house with direct access and probably something which could be passed in a single land title/conveyance as the house.
QUOTE
"For stabling to be considered belonging to or enjoyed with a dwelling, it must be close to it. Hence a stable block sited some distance from the dwelling will not satisfy this test."
FOR MORE info
http://www.voa.gov.uk/corporate/Pub...lVolume5/sect1006/b-rat-man-vol5-sec1006.html
The rules basically say that to be domestic it would have to be a house or a building in the curtilage of a house or very close to the house with direct access and probably something which could be passed in a single land title/conveyance as the house.
QUOTE
"For stabling to be considered belonging to or enjoyed with a dwelling, it must be close to it. Hence a stable block sited some distance from the dwelling will not satisfy this test."
FOR MORE info
http://www.voa.gov.uk/corporate/Pub...lVolume5/sect1006/b-rat-man-vol5-sec1006.html
chrissie1
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Thank you, very much hypothetical at present but something to factor in if the land was to be rented out to a third party.
laura7981
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Hi, yes you will have to pay business rates on it.... Even though it's not a business. I have two acres of land with 3 stables on it and last year was told I'd have to pay rates on it... Business rates. I pay just over £200 a yr but I'm going to apply for business rates relief which will bring it down a bit.
lachlanandmarcus
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Thank you, very much hypothetical at present but something to factor in if the land was to be rented out to a third party.
Even if it isnt rented out, and only used by the owner for their own horses, it may still be payable as its non-domestic.....
pansy
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Hi we have a small yard 5 acres with stables - we dont have to pay rates x
chrissie1
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Well, I think that in the event this idea ever comes to fruition I shall need to be very sure what the situation is on that parcel of land!
AngieandBen
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lachlanandmarcus
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If they arent attached to your property, then you are lucky. Not that it's fair, but the rules are clear, if its not classed as domestic and part of your residential property, even if its not used for commercial purposes, then non domestic rates can be levied.....