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When to inform the Council to pay tax
Gnid
Posts: 112 Forumite
in Cutting tax
Hi, my friend just brought a small flat last Monday after living with her parents.
She is going to live there (her first own home :j) but she wants to do a little painting and cleaning (e.g. clean the carpets etc) on the place up before moving in. There are some left over furniture (beds/sofa) in there.
She has already told the utilities to charge her last Monday (so that she has the power/water/gas do all the repairs and painting and cleaning!).
I am going to help her but since she (and myself!) are working, she can only do this stuff on the weekends so it might take around 2/3 weeks before moving in.
If she only tell the council the date she starts living there (i.e. the day after 2/3 weeks later and not last Monday)...will the council accept this (so council tax is cheaper) (although the utilities bill started last Monday)?
Will the council need proof?
Thanks guys!
She is going to live there (her first own home :j) but she wants to do a little painting and cleaning (e.g. clean the carpets etc) on the place up before moving in. There are some left over furniture (beds/sofa) in there.
She has already told the utilities to charge her last Monday (so that she has the power/water/gas do all the repairs and painting and cleaning!).
I am going to help her but since she (and myself!) are working, she can only do this stuff on the weekends so it might take around 2/3 weeks before moving in.
If she only tell the council the date she starts living there (i.e. the day after 2/3 weeks later and not last Monday)...will the council accept this (so council tax is cheaper) (although the utilities bill started last Monday)?
Will the council need proof?
Thanks guys!
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She needs to tell them from the date on which she became liable for the property and then, if the property is unfurnished (ie not enough to live in) she can request a class C exemption for the period until the furniture is moved in.
In my dept we often come across discrepencies like this where the L/L has informed us of a date seperate to that which the tenant has. We use the date supplied on the tenancy agreement and it can cause issues, especially if the person is billed for it and doesn't pay or inform the council that the property was empty.
Councils are less inclined to take your word for it after the event as its often an excuse used to get out of court summons and liability orders.I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0
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