Holiday lets must be filled for 182 days a year, up from 70, in order to qualify for business rates.
The number of days holiday lets must be filled has more than doubled after the rules changedMore than doubling the days holiday lets must be filled has been "a disaster" for landlords, it has been claimed.rose to 182The Professional Association of Self-Caterers said this target was "almost impossible", leaving owners at risk ofPASC Wales policy advocate Adrian Greason-Walker, said: "The 182-day rule in Wales has been a disaster for Welsh self-catering.
A PASC survey found 64% of landlords who responded, a total of 323 owners in Wales, achieved 182 days of occupancy between April 2022 and March 2023.Ian Carrington, who lives in Shrewsbury, has two holiday lets in Llangollen, Denbighshire. He said: "If we went back on council tax, I think we'll be running at a loss, and it becomes a waste of time."
While he said he understood the Welsh government had to address housing shortages, he believed the new rules would hit tourism.
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