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House Sale/Council Tax quandry
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My home has a small 2 bedroom cottage attached to it. I have privately been renting out this cottage for the last 10 years.
I have only been paying council tax on the main residence and have never paid council tax on the cottage.
I now want to sell up both house and adjoining cottage. Will I get found out ? What should I do ? I could knock a doorway through to the cottage if necessary.
Could I be liable to pay back what I owe after it was sold ? I could claim no one has ever lived there ?
Unless it's a room-by-room HMO - most rented as standalone properties have the tenant as liable i.e. who lives there not the owner
Usually the person who lives there rahter than the owner is liable
http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/counciltax/495.asp0 -
So the bill has to have been issued over 6 yrs ago, rather than relate to charges which would have been incurred over 6 yrs ago. That being the case the billing authority/ies (and I have spoken to several during my career) have misapplied the law.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0
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