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Council tax discount if you host a non-resident overseas visitor for 2 months?

pieroabcd
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Hi,
starting from July I will probably have a guest/visitor for 2 months. He definitely lives (and is resident for all intent and purposes) in the EU.
At the moment I'm living alone and I'm enjoying the 25% discount.
Do I have to cancel my discount and/or inform the Council?
As usual the information isn't exactly crystal clear, no mention whatsoever of visitors.
Thanks.
starting from July I will probably have a guest/visitor for 2 months. He definitely lives (and is resident for all intent and purposes) in the EU.
At the moment I'm living alone and I'm enjoying the 25% discount.
Do I have to cancel my discount and/or inform the Council?
As usual the information isn't exactly crystal clear, no mention whatsoever of visitors.
Thanks.
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Your having a visitor come stay with you for a few weeks on holiday.
Will you be ringing your mortgage lender or Insurance company ?
Maybe you could contact the Gas, Electric or Water companies to see if it's OK with them !
If they stay for 3/6 months I am sure you will need to report this.
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Guest/ Visitor? Basically depends if this person can be considered as in occupation as their main residence.
Will they be paying rent? Guests don't but tenants or lodgers do.0 -
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Non-paying guest. Everything is on me0
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They do not have to start paying council tax as long as they are a guest
Once they have moved in then they will have to start paying1 -
Thank you
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My mother in law comes from abroad and stays with us several months at a time. She is not a UK resident, she does not work in the UK or earn any money whilst here and is therefore a guest regardless of how many days she stays. There’s absolutely no way I would tell the council, the energy company or my mortgage provider as it’s none of their business who my guests are.2
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