Two bedroom flat. One worker, one student ? Council tax

Kynthia

Aren't you only exempt if you have an exemption certificate?

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dancingfairy wrote: »

The above are correct assuming she is a full time student (as defined by the council). This means that the course has to be a certain number of weeks, has to be at a recognised establishment etc etc. If in doubt double check - as far as I can remember Master students don't qualify (and PHd students definitley don't), summer schools etc don't count either I think.
Assuming she is a 'full time' college/uni student she should go to the registrar etc and ask for a certificate to provide to the council. She should also keep a copy! Some colleges/unis are more on the ball than others.
df

This is incorrect information - both Masters and PhD students do qualify (if they are full-time)

CIS

Aren't you only exempt if you have an exemption certificate?

Not specifically, other evidence can be accepted in lieu of this.

mulronie

I know you asked for no opinions but as we've established that the bill will come in with a 25% discount, the only "workaround" is that the two of them will need to amicably come to an arrangement before they sign the lease - they have to live together for the length of the tenancy, and I speak from bitter experience when I say that falling out with flatmates over money is just dire. What price a happy home?

If she did come to contribute to some/half of the council tax bill, just think of it as a premium for having a nice quiet home during working hours to study in peace, a guarantee of her flatmate going to bed at a reasonable hour, a flatmate with the cashflow to pay their share every month without getting funny, etc etc etc

Mojisola

mulronie wrote: »

If she did come to contribute to some/half of the council tax bill, just think of it as a premium for having a nice quiet home during working hours to study in peace, a guarantee of her flatmate going to bed at a reasonable hour, a flatmate with the cashflow to pay their share every month without getting funny, etc etc etc

tbs624 wrote: »

However, your daughter may want to work out whether it would be cheaper to share this property and agree to pay 25% towards the other sharer's 75% CT bill ( thus bringing it in line with what the other sharer would have to pay if sharing with another working flatmate), when compared to other available properties.

If she paid half of the 75% tax bill, then the working person would be paying less than if there were two working people sharing together.

For the sake of good relations, I would suggest following tbs624's example. Offer to pay one-third of the 75% tax, leaving the other person paying 50% of the total tax bill, just as they would have to if sharing with another working person.