Register a new build or converted property for council tax

A Completion Notice is a document that specifies the completion date for newly built properties. It is the date the property becomes a dwelling for council tax purposes, and is the date it is entered into the Valuation List.

A Completion Notice is issued in accordance with:

• Schedule 4A of the Local Government Finance Act 1988
• Section 17 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992

Where a domestic property is structurally complete, or where the work remaining can reasonably be expected to be completed within three months, a Completion Notice will be served on the 'owner' of the property.

Our planning inspectors regularly monitor the progress of new build properties where planning permission and / or an official address has been applied for. They visually confirm or make contact with the owner to find out what stage a property is at and when / if it will be occupied with a view to issuing a Completion Notice.

If you are responsible for the building or conversion of the property which requires a council tax band, please contact us to discuss:

• General enquiry form
• Email: local.taxation@peterborough.gov.uk
• Phone: 01733 452 258 (general enquiries)
  (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm - excluding bank holidays)

You can also post a letter to us:

Council Tax
Shared Transactional Services
Peterborough City Council
Town Hall
Bridge Street
Peterborough
PE1 1HQ

If you have moved into a newly built or converted property, whether you own it or are renting, you will need to register for council tax in the first instance. We will then submit a request to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) for the property to be allocated a council tax band.

Complete the online form on our moving home or change of occupants page to start the process.

Self-catering holiday accommodation that is available to let on a commercial basis for short periods may be subject to payment of Business Rates rather than Council Tax.

This type of property will have a commercial rateable value applied to it, instead of a domestic Council Tax band. The amount of rates you will have to pay is calculated by multiplying the rateable value by the annual rate in the pound.

The rateable value is set by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), who will work out the Rateable Value of your property based on its type, size, location, quality and how much income you’re likely to make from letting it. You may be eligible to apply for Small Business Rate Relief for your Self-Catering Holiday Accommodation if you only let one property and its rateable value is less than £15,000.

You can find out more about the eligibility rules, along with what to do if you start or stop commercially letting your self-catering holiday accommodation on our business rates for self-catering holiday accommodation page.