LAW on working from home

[TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX]

Can anyone tell me what the restrictions are operating your business from home.

 

Ie storing your truck and chipper and any tools

 

got an issue come up would appreciate educated comments:biggrin:

[Gareth Dalzell]

Can anyone tell me what the restrictions are operating your business from home.

 

Ie storing your truck and chipper and any tools

 

got an issue come up would appreciate educated comments:biggrin:

 

Over here it depends on you council enforcment. Technically you're not supposed to run any business from a private house without planning permission for change of use form private to commercial. This in turn leads onto the property being re-rated for business rates and in turn leads onto taxation issues when you sell it as there could be a commercial gain. Most councils don't object to a room of a house being used for a small office for self use. As they don't have time to enforce, its normally some nosey neighbour with a grudge that starts the ball rolling.

 

Parking commercial vehicles can be restricted in some leases for private housing developments - there can be a clause which excludes commercial parking or running a business. We come across this often in new developments and appartment/communal sites.

 

In reality there are thousands of commercial vehicles parked out front of private housing - it may not be legal though to run the business from the house and use the front drive as a vehicle/machine compound.

 

Like I said - its could be different over here.

[bareroots]

depends on your land lord and neighbours. Council tennents have a clause in their contracts forbidding it. alot of private landlords do too. but if you're not inconveniecing anyone with noise, waste, putting up signs everywhere, having loads of emplyees turning up and warming up their saws then who's going to bother you. I run two businesses from a rented property. have done for 7 years. if a problem has arisen then best way to tackle it is to de-escalate the situation, be nice, reassure them that you understand their concerns and will address the issues. ultimately if they press the issue oyu'll lose out.