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  • nikki20022008
    nikki20022008 Posts: 99 Forumite
    I think there's confusion I rent a house off him which is my own house so effectively he is my landlord
    Debts
    Mum £5/£1500 :eek: [STRIKE]Council DUN £80[/STRIKE] :T Council LIN £187.85 :(
    NSD's Dooyoo earning £18.08 :T Slicethepie £5.02 :j Quidco £1.05 :A £15k needed for house deposit :D
    Days until payday :):):):):):):) :):):):):):):) :):):):):):):) :):):):)
  • Wow
    Wow Posts: 2,862 Forumite
    nikki20022008 wrote: »
    It was in my name as last year I was at college and on benefits and they paid my housing and council tax then after doing my course I was offered a job last July and came off benefits so it has stayed in my name but the agreement was when I started working all my bills would be included which included my electric, oil, water and council. I need to ring all the other bills tomorrow and make sure they have been paid so the worse I can be is nothing has been paid since July and I owe loads I don't know about and at best I owe the council. Unfortunately I'm not really a lodger as I pay rent and my house is separate to his.

    My head hurts.:rotfl:

    Sorry:o
  • nikki20022008
    nikki20022008 Posts: 99 Forumite
    it's ok wow so does mine lol
    Debts
    Mum £5/£1500 :eek: [STRIKE]Council DUN £80[/STRIKE] :T Council LIN £187.85 :(
    NSD's Dooyoo earning £18.08 :T Slicethepie £5.02 :j Quidco £1.05 :A £15k needed for house deposit :D
    Days until payday :):):):):):):) :):):):):):):) :):):):):):):) :):):):)
  • Wow
    Wow Posts: 2,862 Forumite
    nikki20022008 wrote: »
    I think there's confusion I rent a house off him which is my own house so effectively he is my landlord

    So he has been coming into your house and opening your private letters?
  • nikki20022008
    nikki20022008 Posts: 99 Forumite
    yep while I have been at work but he wasn't here yesterday and I got a letter from the council then as I don't work weekends but according to the letter I had a letter in November and they have added another £65 in charges
    Debts
    Mum £5/£1500 :eek: [STRIKE]Council DUN £80[/STRIKE] :T Council LIN £187.85 :(
    NSD's Dooyoo earning £18.08 :T Slicethepie £5.02 :j Quidco £1.05 :A £15k needed for house deposit :D
    Days until payday :):):):):):):) :):):):):):):) :):):):):):):) :):):):)
  • Wow
    Wow Posts: 2,862 Forumite
    nikki20022008 wrote: »
    yep while I have been at work but he wasn't here yesterday and I got a letter from the council then as I don't work weekends but according to the letter I had a letter in November and they have added another £65 in charges

    That's not on is it. I don't really know what to say with it being your brother who is your landlord and no agreement or anything.

    If the council tax was supposed to be included in your rent he needs to pay it for you now. is there any way you could get in touch with the council and tell them whats happened and make some arrangements to pay a small amount each month until your brother can sort the rest out.

    Maybe your brother can give you a couple of months free rent and you can use the money to which you would have paid in rent to him to pay off the council tax?
  • Willow_K
    Willow_K Posts: 177 Forumite
    Can't you refuse to pay him rent for a couple of months?

    If your council tax arrears (and any other bills) is - for example - £600 and your rent is £300, can you just not pay him rent for two months.

    Also, I would be ensuring that he reduces your rent by the amount your council tax and other bills should be and start paying them directly yourself - at least you can be sure they are getting paid then.
  • sumsup
    sumsup Posts: 88 Forumite
    Can you not just withhold rent until you have recouped the amount you have had to pay out for council tax? Then, reduce your rent payment by the amount of the council tax, and pay the CT yourself. Ditto if he has built up arrears on other bills.
  • nikki20022008
    nikki20022008 Posts: 99 Forumite
    My mum just phoned she is coming to sort this out tomorrow she isn't happy she has been there while I have been skint due to paying all my debt off and cooked a good few meals in return for jobs to help me out. I feel a little trapped as he is family which makes it harder really if it was a landlord i didn't really know I would be going mad at them
    Debts
    Mum £5/£1500 :eek: [STRIKE]Council DUN £80[/STRIKE] :T Council LIN £187.85 :(
    NSD's Dooyoo earning £18.08 :T Slicethepie £5.02 :j Quidco £1.05 :A £15k needed for house deposit :D
    Days until payday :):):):):):):) :):):):):):):) :):):):):):):) :):):):)
  • saxysarah
    saxysarah Posts: 254 Forumite
    i'm so sorry for u hun its appalling it really is I can't really offer any advice except maybe to suggest he takes a loan out himself to cover HIS debt and then HE can work at paying it off all depends how he's situated I guess in getting credit xx
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