Council Tax help

Bellee

Hello, I am not sure where to post this, so please move to the relevant forum if this is not appropriate. I own a house which is my main home however I am also married, but we don’t live together. I do spend a lot of time at my husband’s, sometimes weeks at a time, so my husband would like to add me to his council tax bill. He has a large property and feels this is what we should be doing. Whilst I agree, I do not want my name taking off my council tax bill. Neither of us claim any benefits etc and both work full time. Would he be able to add my name to his bill, without my name being taken off my own bill? I’ve never had to do this before but feel we are acting fraudulently by me spending so much time at his! Thanks all.

penners324

You won't get taken off your council tax account. 
You just become jointly and severably liable for your partners' Council tax.

Comms69

Whats the point?????????

Funnily enough the state has no say in where you sleep, or who with....

Bellee

Comms69 said:

Whats the point?????????

Funnily enough the state has no say in where you sleep, or who with....

Even if my children have bedrooms at his etc. He gets paranoid and whilst I don’t want to give up my property, if this is something we are able to do, and he’s willing to pay, it makes no difference to me. I just wanted to enquire about whether the council would allow him to do this?

Comms69

Bellee said:

Comms69 said:

Whats the point?????????

Funnily enough the state has no say in where you sleep, or who with....

Even if my children have bedrooms at his etc. He gets paranoid and whilst I don’t want to give up my property, if this is something we are able to do, and he’s willing to pay, it makes no difference to me. I just wanted to enquire about whether the council would allow him to do this?

Even if you sleep there 365 days a year. 

You have a main residence, where you keep the majority of your possessions, belongings etc. Where you are registered to vote, get bank statements etc. And you pay C tax there.

The rest is about your physical presence at some point in time - irrelevant. 

davidmcn

Bellee said:

I do not want my name taking off my council tax bill. 

Not sure what you mean by this. If you own the house, and nobody else is living there, the council tax is still going to be your responsibility - who else would be paying it?

Bellee

davidmcn said:

Bellee said:

I do not want my name taking off my council tax bill. 

Not sure what you mean by this. If you own the house, and nobody else is living there, the council tax is still going to be your responsibility - who else would be paying it?

True.

AlexMac

The cynic in me asks - why, if you and he are effectively living as single adults in your own properties, you (and maybe even he?) don't apply for the 25% single person discount? Kids don't count

saajan_12

Bellee said:..

Even if my children have bedrooms at his etc. He gets paranoid and whilst I don’t want to give up my property, if this is something we are able to do, and he’s willing to pay, it makes no difference to me. I just wanted to enquire about whether the council would allow him to do this?

The number of names on the bill is irrelevant, it just needs SOMEONE who is either the occupant or owner to take responsibility (this is a simplification of the heirachy). There is no fraud by listing fewer names than the number of occupants provided the bill is paid by someone liable. 
However is partner claiming single person's discount? If your time at his property would be considered living there or if the children are over 18 then he should stop claiming that. 

Bellee

AlexMac said:

The cynic in me asks - why, if you and he are effectively living as single adults in your own properties, you (and maybe even he?) don't apply for the 25% single person discount? Kids don't count

Well that’s the way I see it but because we are married, I don’t know if that makes a difference. 

Bellee

saajan_12 said:

Bellee said:..

Even if my children have bedrooms at his etc. He gets paranoid and whilst I don’t want to give up my property, if this is something we are able to do, and he’s willing to pay, it makes no difference to me. I just wanted to enquire about whether the council would allow him to do this?

The number of names on the bill is irrelevant, it just needs SOMEONE who is either the occupant or owner to take responsibility (this is a simplification of the heirachy). There is no fraud by listing fewer names than the number of occupants provided the bill is paid by someone liable. 
However is partner claiming single person's discount? If your time at his property would be considered living there or if the children are over 18 then he should stop claiming that. 

Thank you. We both claim the discount.