Hi all,
Me and my partner are in the process of buying a new house which we are looking at renting out a part of it.
The proerty is spread over 3 floors and is being sold as a 5 bedroom house on the deeds for the 3 storey house on 1 plot of land. The whole proerty has only 1 address, 1 set of meters (with a sub electric meter serving the ground floor).
However the ground floor of the house does not share any indoor access to the main house on the first and second floors. But unlike a garage conversion or extension, is required to be there to prop up the house above. This we intend to rent out via Airbnb or the like.
Apprently has 2 council tax bills (but ive been informed they were merged previously) as the ground floor was rented out privalty long term, despite having a very dodgy sink / electric situation that we will rectify!
We will be living full time in the first and second floor and using the driveway outside the proerty.
My question are.
Do you think it could qualify of the UK rent a Room Scheme, I cannot find a definte definition of main residence, but the place only has 1 address and we would be living at it full time. But the flat would not share any kitchen or bathrooms with the first and second floors, but would share the garden space.
If it doent qualify for the scheme, where the building is 1 address , do you think we can airbnb with 1 council tax bill rather than two? As it wont be a perminant resident?
Many thanks in advance
Matt
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