council tax and lodgers

slopemaster

If my property is exempt from council tax becos I am a student, but then a working lodger moves in, of course it will become due. But who would be legally liable to pay this, me or the lodger?

(I suspect it is me so I would have to set the price high enough to cover this, or find a student lodger!)

00ec25

as you know lodgers "count" towards the number of residents for CT purposes

in answer to your Q they do not come above the resident free/leaseholder/tenant in the hierarchy, even if you are yourself a disregard because of student status. Liability for CT remains with you so the bill will be in your name, but assuming only the 2 of you in residence then it will be for 75% of the charge given your own disregard - you will of course need to claim/remind your council of this status

have to say I admire the wide range of issues you keep raising on here, hadn't realised you are a student yet you have a lot of schemes in the pipeline - good luck

slopemaster

Thanks, thats kind of what i thought

00ec25 wrote: »

have to say I admire the wide range of issues you keep raising on here, hadn't realised you are a student yet you have a lot of schemes in the pipeline - good luck

Thanks! (I think.)
I'm a "very mature" student.
I do sometimes wonder if people will think it's weird, all the different stuff I ask...

CIS

I agree with 00ec25, you're in one of those odd situations which creep up every so often where a student is the one responsible for paying the council tax charge.