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council tax
jesmin45
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a friends daughter and her boyfriend moved into a rented flat in around aug 08 til july 09, it was through somebody my friend knew so there was no tenancy agreement. The flat is above a car repair garage. They paid £100 per week in rent to the landlord and £x per week to the guy who runs the garage for the electric/gas/water. The landlord said he would continue to pay the council tax. Im not sure if the landlord is the actual owner of the garage. Now my friends daughter and bf have received a council tax bill, will they be liable for this.
a friends daughter and her boyfriend moved into a rented flat in around aug 08 til july 09, it was through somebody my friend knew so there was no tenancy agreement. The flat is above a car repair garage. They paid £100 per week in rent to the landlord and £x per week to the guy who runs the garage for the electric/gas/water. The landlord said he would continue to pay the council tax. Im not sure if the landlord is the actual owner of the garage. Now my friends daughter and bf have received a council tax bill, will they be liable for this.
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Hi,
Unless they have it in writing that the Landlord would cover the CTax I am fairly certain that they would be liable. I'm sure someone will be able to confirm this.Ebay challenge 2010 - £525
:idea:August 2009: Debt _pale_: [STRIKE]£55895.56[/STRIKE] £43069.65 - £12825.91 paid off so far (23%)
Council Tax Arrears Paid £6023.67/£6581.64 (92%) :j
2009 (5 months) £5753.53 paid / 2010 £7072.38 paid so far0 -
whose name is actually on the bill,make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
the tenants names, the bill went to their new address0
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Whoever lives in the flat is liable for the CT, unless otherwise stated on a tenancy agreement. If the rental was informal and no agreement made, the tenants i believe would be liable as they were living in it at the time.Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.
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thanks, unfortunatley there was no tenancy agreement as the lardlord wanted cash in hand, we know for a fact none of this was declared and neither did he carry out any gas or electrical safety cheques.0
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Im sure the tenant does have to as there was not an agreement drawn up, http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/200028/council_tax/16/who_is_liableAlthough no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.
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Yep, whoever lives their pays. ..coucil tax sucks !!!!
If there's no tenancy agreement however, how do the council even know they live there?"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." Albert Einstein0 -
You register for the council tax to say who is living there, when i rented i think i put down a band N for being a student so paid no council tax, this changed when a non student moved in.Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.
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