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Council Tax
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I'm not sure what your problem with them asking is ? - There are lots of things councils now do that they didn't in order to ensure their records are as accurate as possible. Just because they didn't in the past doesn't stop them asking now - it is nothing specific to the student exemption..allypally26 said:But they didn’t need them when I moved in three years ago or at anytime since.They also didn’t request the details when I request a single person’s discount.Checking all other forms for council tax it seems they only want the LL’s details when you are applying for exemption as a student.
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.1 -
I can well imagine it, it was always an issue we struggled with.elmer said:Landlords are notorious for not keeping their details updated, My council has recently updated all our forms as a report had 45% mismatched addresses for landlords, Your council may have done a similar exercise
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.1 -
OP are you sure that the student exemption applies to you, given that you are going to be working full time? That is not really compatible with full time study as well.0
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Yes I’m doing 120 credits which is full time.0
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How long will the course last?If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0
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I’m October I start level 2 (it’s a degree made up of 360 credits) I’ve already completed level 1 but I did this over 2 years. I haven’t decided if I’ll complete level 3 in 1 or 2 years yet.I definitely know I qualify for exemptions if that’s what you are asking.0
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I was just wondering how easy it would be for someone to start the degree and spin it out over several years (NB I'm not accusing you of this)If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0
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You have to do a minimum of 90 credits to be classed full time (my degree only has 60 credit modules hence why I’m doing 120 credits).Each of my modules cost £3k yes you can get a student loan but you still have pay it back so would it be worth it, also I think you can only get finance for your first degree unless the second is a STEM degree.There are people on half my modules (I’m doing criminology and psychology, psychology is STEM) who are on their second degree and have no intention of getting a job to pay back their loans.I’m going to be paying back my loan ASAP, it currently sits at 6.5% interest.0
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Yup we get a lot of cases where landlords have sold the property whilst it’s tenanted, and don’t tell us that they’ve sold it. Oh they soon kick off when they get the bill once the tenant has vacated though, months/years later! 🙄elmer said:Landlords are notorious for not keeping their details updated, My council has recently updated all our forms as a report had 45% mismatched addresses for landlords, Your council may have done a similar exercise1 -
Employment is not a consideration - all that matters is that a person qualifies as a full time student for council tax purposes.jonnyd281 said:OP are you sure that the student exemption applies to you, given that you are going to be working full time? That is not really compatible with full time study as well.
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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