Company Registered Office

[rescuer]

If a private residence is used as a company's registered office will it be classed as a business for local rates?

[dzug]

I hope not

[bushbaby_de]

Not as far as I'm aware - a registered business address is an admin procedure. So long as the business isn't actually carried on there you should keep your residential banding. And using a room in the house to do your accounting etc doesn't normally change the use to business either.

[rescuer]

Thanks bushbaby-de for that reply

And dzug you can now relax!.

[Buenchico]

As others have indicated, simply using a residential address as the registered office of a limited company doesn't mean that you'll pay business rates.

If any part of the residence is used as an office (or for other business purposes) you should read this:
http://www.voa.gov.uk/council_tax/working_from _home.htm
(In particular, click on the 'View examples' link to get an idea of when the Valuation Office thinks that it would be appropriate to charge business rates).

Chris