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self-catering

British

adjective

denoting accommodation in which the tenant or visitor provides and prepares his own food

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Ap Iorwerth also promised to review a rule requiring self-catering accommodation not let for 182-days a year to be treated as a second home.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The Welsh government, which previously announced plans for "small changes" to the rules, said it recognised the "strength of feeling" but added 60% of self-catering businesses had met the target.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Since 2023, self-catering properties must be available for 252 days and let out for 182 days each year to pay non-domestic rates instead of the higher council tax.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

A range of accommodation is used to house people while their asylum applications are being processed but most are in some form of longer-term, self-catering accommodation.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

A Blackpool Council spokesperson said the authority had been contacted by "many operators of self-catering holiday accommodation" who had been affected by the changes and it had advised them to contact their MP for support.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

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