Renting in shared accommodation

00ec25

getmore4less wrote: »

Might not go down well with the LL if you go to the council explain the situation, if they agree it is a CT HMO they should refund the CT you have paid(no idea how far back they will go).

Then the LL will get the bill and have to sort it out.

exactly, hecne back to the start , what is it that the Op wants as the outcome?

a) make his tenancy legal (AT5 issue, future eviction issue, council tax liability issue)
or
b) carry on with the currently invalid position where he thinks he is liable for council tax and so must now pay an extra 25% as the student is not liable because the student is ignored so there is no one to "share" the bill with.
The OP has no contractual relationship with the student as it appears they are both on individual contracts (hence a council tax HMO has been created but ignored by the LL through ignorance or design) so the OP cannot force the other tenant to pay anything towards CT at all even if the student's contract says so

slenderkitten

i havent done anything this has all happened very recently. i am yet to see council about notice.

no the environmental health was sent round to determine if it was HMO, their letter states that it is not. landlord has not been declaring people living here.

i haven't heard from council tax department manager as yet so will see what is going on tomorrow.

my query is regarding the student as originally mentioned will i have to pay more of the 50% council tax i was already paying.

Lunchbox

It is not an Environmental Health HMO, but regardless of this it IS a council tax HMO which means your landlord, not you, is liable for the council tax.

getmore4less

What has the council got to do with notice?

slenderkitten

getmore4less wrote: »

What has the council got to do with notice?

housing department i will have to show it to them

slenderkitten

i forgot to ask, just out of interest, if landlord is liable for council tax does he not pay for anyone who is claiming benefits, or is a student in his properties? and does he pay for the whole year or monthly installments?

Also the landlord took only one of the bedroom locks off, anyone know why this is the case is this something to do with HMO as well?

Dorian1958

The landlord of an HMO (such as in your case) is responsible for paying the council tax, whoever is living in it is irrelevant, on benefits, students whatever, it's down to the landlord.

Dorian1958

As for how the landlord pays it - up to the landlord. I once lived in a n area where the council gave a small discount for paying the whole year up front, don't know if that happens these days, certainly not where I live now.

slenderkitten

Dorian1958 wrote: »

The landlord of an HMO (such as in your case) is responsible for paying the council tax, whoever is living in it is irrelevant, on benefits, students whatever, it's down to the landlord.

what i was angling at if the any of his tenants are living alone getting single person discount, claiming full benefit or student does he still have to pay the full rate of tax?

00ec25

slenderkitten wrote: »

housing department i will have to show it to them

would you care to explain what is actually going on? You seem determined to ignore what we are asking you for so we can help you. This thread has all the makings of one that endlessly repeats itself and achieves nothing

slenderkitten wrote: »

what i was angling at if the any of his tenants are living alone getting single person discount, claiming full benefit or student does he still have to pay the full rate of tax?

why does it matter to you?

have you read any of the links I've given you?

have you read the website of your own council since you won't say which one it is?