Check your bookings
Upload an Airbnb or Booking.com export. See how many stays owe the levy, the total, and what needs a decision.
What hosts ask
Does the platform’s fee count?
A booking fee the guest pays the platform is part of the levy base, as in the council’s example. Commission you pay the platform is not. Take advice if unsure.
A guest is staying a week.
Only the first five nights count, at their actual prices. A cleaning fee charged once per stay counts in full.
I already take bookings for next year.
They owe the levy if made after the council’s cut-off date, even though the stay is months away. Price them with the levy now.