Problems with Ltd Co being registered at Leasehold residence

[xoggoth]

Also, do you properly display company name plaque in front of building/flat to comply with registration requirements???

Haven't had to do that for years AFAIK.

PS Still got mine down the shed. After IR35 came in I always regretted having a company name of xxx Services Ltd.

[Fishface]

easy.

you have the official address for Companies House registered at your accountants.

and mailing address to where you decide.

If they ask move it.

[lilelvis2000]

"You don’t usually have to pay business rates for home-based businesses if you:"

Councils need extra revenues, they will argue why won't ebay sellers not pay business rates tax the same way the High Streets shops do?

I reckon this new scheme created by Chancellor today is just the ticket for councils to do just that. I'll just register my business at my accountants office...sorted...well as long as bugger doesn't lose the post that is.

[SueEllen]

Have you annoyed any of your neighbours or had any disagreement with a neighbour however small?

If you have then the freeholder will be looking at an excuse to challenge you on something in the lease.

The majority of freeholders do not care if you are running a business with no visitors and not making any noise.

Regardless I would suggest you get a virtual office address to register your business to so this is your registered address. (Accountants if possible or random virtual office service.)

However your trading address e.g. the address you work from, where HMRC sends the few reminders they can't send to your accountant or email you will still be the flat. There is nothing that your freeholder can legal do about this as your residence is also where the director lives which must be on public record and HMRC will send mail to the director.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Also, do you properly display company name plaque in front of building/flat to comply with registration requirements???

Doesn't apply if registered address is your home.

[MrC]

Hi

has anyone had any challenge from their Leasehold management co in having registered their Ltd Co at their home address? I reside in a Leasehold apartment and carry on no business activity other than receiving my Ltd company mail at my home address.

I am being accused of breaching the "single residential dwelling condition" within the lease!

My lawyer believes there is no case to answer but I am interested if anyone else in the Contractor Ltd Co world has faced this.

PR

What does the freeholder want? Money for you using it? You to cease and desist doing so? To inflate their ego with another i'm-a-freeholder power trip?

[Ridds13]

You are not a real contractor if you don't have a nice plaque with your name on it!

I feel inadequate without a plaque! I must get plaqued.

[Ridds13]

Doesn't apply if registered address is your home.

Correct