Rent increase advice.

MrINeedOfHelp

Guest101 wrote: »

Council tax is a tax, it's not charged 'per tenancy'.


It's charged yearly, by banding (based on value)

Thanks for clearing that up, you don't know how helpful this is.

FYI my partner has just informed me that when she was speaking to the council they said we are liable because of not being registered at the property?

It's a 2 story building with my partner and I on the 1st floor along with another tenant while there is one tenant above us on the 2nd floor.

The council said those who are registered on the 1st floor are the tenant opposite us and the tenant above us which clearly doesn't make sense?

MrINeedOfHelp

MrINeedOfHelp wrote: »

All I know is when looking for the property online I found it registered with a C6 class and mandatory license required to be a HMO which doesn't expire until 2019.

Council tax im not sure of exactly I wanna say it is charge per flat but not in the conventional way.

I think it's charge in a more per tenancy agreement if that makes any sense?

G_M wrote: »

On what basis are you saying it is an HMO? Is it registered as such with the council?

From what you now say, it appears this is a building with 6 quite separate flats. Each flat is a separate home, comprising just one or two tenants.

Each flat is therefore NOT an HMO.

An HMO is where numerous people/households share the same accomodation, which does not appear to be the case here.

See
https://www.brent.gov.uk/services-for-residents/housing/private-landlord-advice/property-licensing-for-landlords/

G_M wrote: »

There is a list of all HMO licenced properties in Brent here:

https://www.brent.gov.uk/media/16403247/licensed-properties-online-register.pdf

Is your property on the list?

Hopefully my quote make sense?

On the link provided our property is there, I believe I have actually seen this list before.

Guest101

MrINeedOfHelp wrote: »

Thanks for clearing that up, you don't know how helpful this is.

FYI my partner has just informed me that when she was speaking to the council they said we are liable because of not being registered at the property?

It's a 2 story building with my partner and I on the 1st floor along with another tenant while there is one tenant above us on the 2nd floor.

The council said those who are registered on the 1st floor are the tenant opposite us and the tenant above us which clearly doesn't make sense?

Let me ask this simply.


In the building. How many flats are there? (do you go into any of the other flats? How many bathrooms and kitchens can you (and other people access)?


and what address do you have - where is your post delivered to?


Is it jus 36 A Street, or Flat 1, 36 A Street?


- Just ignore the council for now, there's obviously some confusion going on.

MrINeedOfHelp

G_M wrote: »

There is a list of all HMO licenced properties in Brent here:

https://www.brent.gov.uk/media/16403247/licensed-properties-online-register.pdf

Is your property on the list?

Do all these people live in the same 'flat'? ie they live together as a group and share the accomodation? eg they may each have their own bedroom, but share the kitchen YES SHARE, bathroomNO DON'T SHARE, loungeNO DON'T SHARE, front door etc?Could you just clarify if we mean front door to entire property or to doors leading to flats?

Thanks for help, hope you can understand the question at the end and my answers to your questions.

MrINeedOfHelp

Guest101 wrote: »

Let me ask this simply.


In the building. How many flats are there? (do you go into any of the other flats? How many bathrooms and kitchens can you (and other people access)?


and what address do you have - where is your post delivered to?


Is it jus 36 A Street, or Flat 1, 36 A Street?


- Just ignore the council for now, there's obviously some confusion going on.

Post is just sent to the property rather then flat 1,2,3 etc.. plus property address if that makes sense.

Tell me about the confusion I don't know what the hell is going on with our place anymore now.

Guest101

It's like pulling teeth!!!


So there's 4 Bathrooms but one kitchen in the whole building??

HappyMJ

Where do you eat? Do you cook in the kitchen then take the food to your flat? Is there a living room elsewhere that you have the right to use?

MrINeedOfHelp

Guest101 wrote: »

It's like pulling teeth!!!


So there's 4 Bathrooms but one kitchen in the whole building??

Sorry I know my confusion isn't making it easy

There is 2 kitchens, 3 flats have it's own shower/bath 2 flats have to share shower/bath.

So yes 4 bathrooms 1 of which is shared between 2 flats.

2 Kitchens which 1 is shared between 4 flats 1 we have sole access to, however to make matters more confusing our landlord as confirmed to us a few times that should Brent make a visit our flat's "front door" would need removing and replacing into where our "flat" leads to our bedrooms as our property's kitchen is also meant to be a shared facility?

I can't thank you enough for the help mate

Guest101

MrINeedOfHelp wrote: »

Sorry I know my confusion isn't making it easy

There is 2 kitchens, 3 flats have it's own shower/bath 2 flats have to share shower/bath.

So yes 4 bathrooms 1 of which is shared between 2 flats.

2 Kitchens which 1 is shared between 4 flats 1 we have sole access to, however to make matters more confusing our landlord as confirmed to us a few times that should Brent make a visit our flat's "front door" would need removing and replacing into where our "flat" leads to our bedrooms as our property's kitchen is also meant to be a shared facility?

I can't thank you enough for the help mate

Ok so it is (Im about 85% sure) a HMO.


Therefore you LL is liable for the Council Tax.


- I'm 15% unsure as you seem to have a separate flat to everyone else (I.E own kitchen, bathroom, front door etc)

MrINeedOfHelp

Guest101 wrote: »

Ok so it is (Im about 85% sure) a HMO.


Therefore you LL is liable for the Council Tax.


- I'm 15% unsure as you seem to have a separate flat to everyone else (I.E own kitchen, bathroom, front door etc)

Thanks again hopefully I can use all this and go to our landlord about the issue and try and resolve it now.

BTW would you or any other poster know what the landlord could provide as suitable proof that the council received council tax payments for our flat?