Registering your holiday let in Wales

From October 2026, anyone taking bookings for overnight stays in Wales has to register with the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA). Here's who it covers, what you'll need and when it's due.

Checked against GOV.WALES on 22 September 2026.

Key dates

Registration opens	October 2026
Deadline	31 March 2027
If your details change	Update them within 30 days

Registration is free.

Who has to register

You have to register if all of these apply:

you take bookings for overnight stays in Wales, whether that's for one night, a season or all year
you're responsible for the accommodation, for example you own it or rent it
the bookings you take are for 31 nights or less

It covers self-catering lets, your own home or a spare room, hotels, B&Bs, guesthouses, camping pitches, glamping, static caravans, hostels and bunkhouses. You have to register even if your council doesn't bring in the Visitor Levy.

You don't need to register if you don't take bookings (friends or family staying for free, say), or if you've stopped taking them.

If an agency manages your let

The duty falls on the provider, meaning the person who runs the accommodation and has control over how it's used. That's usually the owner or leaseholder. WRA guidance says an agent or management company acting on your behalf is unlikely to count, so in most cases it's you who registers, not the agency.

What you'll need

a GOV.UK One Login to sign in
your name, address, phone number, email and date of birth
your company or charity number and trading name, if you have them
for each property: where it is, what type of accommodation it is, when in the year you take bookings, how many units there are and the most people it sleeps

Penalties

The first penalty for not registering is £100 per premises. If you still don't register after the WRA contacts you, it can go up to £1,400 per premises in total.

The Visitor Levy

The register is also how the WRA will collect the Visitor Levy in areas where the council decides to charge it. For a holiday let it's £1.30 per person per night. Tent pitches and shared rooms in hostels pay 75p, and under 18s don't pay that lower rate.

Cardiff charges it from 1 April 2027. It applies to bookings taken from 28 September 2026 for stays from 1 April 2027, so Cardiff owners need to account for it now.
Anglesey, Conwy and Gwynedd have finished consulting. Their decisions are expected after 24 September 2026.

The Welsh Government's council list has the latest.

How this fits with business rates

Registering with the WRA and qualifying for business rates are separate. Registering doesn't put you on business rates, and your property still has to pass the Valuation Office's 182 and 252-night test to stay off council tax.

The two schemes don't use the same cut-off either. The register covers bookings of 31 nights or less, but the Valuation Office only counts stays of 28 nights or less towards 182. A 30-night booking still needs registering but counts for nothing on the 182 test. What counts.

Check whether your let still qualifies for business rates. It takes a couple of minutes with your booking dates.