Changes to visitor accommodation in Wales

Autumn 2026 sees new mandatory changes in the way that short-term visitor accommodation works in Wales. By law, if you take bookings for overnight stays in Wales whether as informal hosts, landlords, or professional providers, you will need to register, for free, with the Welsh Revenue Authority.

This means that to be lawfully recognised, marketed or let as visitor accommodation. properties will need to go through this registration process.

 So, who needs to register?

If you are in Wales and take bookings for overnight stays that are 31 nights or less.

These apply to the following accommodations:

• self-catering lets (such as cottages, houses, apartments or lodges)
• your main home or spare room
• hotels,bed and breakfasts or guesthouses
• pitches for tents, touring caravans, motorhomes or campervans
• glamping (such as shepherd’s huts, yurts, pods or similar)
• static caravans or mobile homes
• hostels or bunkhouses

What information needs to be provided?

 The registration for the changes do not open until Autumn 2026; you can get a jumpstart in preparation now! The information that is requires includes details such as:

• contact details, such as:
• name
• address
• phone number
• date of birth
• company number (if applicable)
• charity number (if applicable)
• trading name (if applicable)
• accommodation address
• types of accommodation you offer
• how many people can stay
• when the accommodation is usually open for bookings

 By making sure that your records are up to date, you ensure you are ready for a smoother transition into the new changes.

For any advice or help in this process, get in touch.