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Council tax - avoiding- illegal?
x__Indigo_x
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Ok i have a question...please dont bite:o:o
My and my partner are looking for a flat.I graduated july so not used to council tax rules.
He is a full time medical student, i work ft earning min wage (therefore council tax exemption)
if the flat was placed just in his name I would avoid £60+ per month council tax payment. which i cannot afford really
but would i be committing an offence??
I am still on the electrol role at my parents home as i am back and too all week and stay home most weekends, my name is on there bill ( they pay the full lot anyway).
please reply asap . thank you
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My and my partner are looking for a flat.I graduated july so not used to council tax rules.
He is a full time medical student, i work ft earning min wage (therefore council tax exemption)
if the flat was placed just in his name I would avoid £60+ per month council tax payment. which i cannot afford really
but would i be committing an offence??
I am still on the electrol role at my parents home as i am back and too all week and stay home most weekends, my name is on there bill ( they pay the full lot anyway).
please reply asap . thank you
:) I am a full time Benefit and Money Adviser for a leading non profit charity and I LOVE my job 
Comments posted on this forum do not reflect the views of my employer
Please note forum police I suffer from dyslexia so my spelling and grammar can be dreadful- sorry but I cant help it!
Comments posted on this forum do not reflect the views of my employer
Please note forum police I suffer from dyslexia so my spelling and grammar can be dreadful- sorry but I cant help it!
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Council Tax is based on the occupants not the names on the tenancy agreement. And really you know the answer to your own question Opinion, advice and information are different things. Don't be surprised if you receive all 3 in response.
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well i contacted a private LL and told him r situation and he wentt ' oh we will just but the tenancy in his name to avoid CTX'
I am a full time Benefit and Money Adviser for a leading non profit charity and I LOVE my job
Comments posted on this forum do not reflect the views of my employer
Please note forum police I suffer from dyslexia so my spelling and grammar can be dreadful- sorry but I cant help it!0 -
x__Indigo_x wrote: »well i contacted a private LL and told him r situation and he wentt ' oh we will just but the tenancy in his name to avoid CTX'
That would be tax evasion.
You are only going to have to pay 75% of the council tax rate anyway.0 -
Oh ok i didnt know that.You are only going to have to pay 75% of the council tax rate anyway.I am a full time Benefit and Money Adviser for a leading non profit charity and I LOVE my job
Comments posted on this forum do not reflect the views of my employer
Please note forum police I suffer from dyslexia so my spelling and grammar can be dreadful- sorry but I cant help it!0 -
x__Indigo_x wrote: »Oh ok i didnt know that.
Single occupants get a 25% discount. You will count as a single occupant because, as a student, your boyfriend will be discounted.0 -
People do lots of things to avoid all sorts - legally or otherwise.
So just your partner's name is on the tenancy agreement... How does that translate inoto making an application for a CT reduction? Someone would need to lie surely?
If you lie and you get caught... is it worth it?Opinion, advice and information are different things. Don't be surprised if you receive all 3 in response.0 -
You may also qualify for council tax benefit, but really if you can't afford to pay all bills you need to look for somewhere cheaper.0
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You are only going to have to pay 75% of the council tax rate anyway.
But if it's just OP's OH claiming it would be zero.
Temptation plus skintness can lead people to do the wrong thing all too easily.Opinion, advice and information are different things. Don't be surprised if you receive all 3 in response.0 -
Half the ppl on this forum probably cant afford to pay council tax, but pay it!0
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But if it's just OP's OH claiming it would be zero.
Temptation plus skintness can lead people to do the wrong thing all too easily.
I don't understand this post. If the student is the only occupant then yes, the liability is zero but that was not the case presented. OP was clearly an occupant.0
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