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

pieroabcd
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edited 24 June 2023 at 7:05PM in House buying, renting & selling
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.

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  • dimbo61
    dimbo61 Posts: 13,727 Forumite
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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.

  • propertyrental
    propertyrental Posts: 3,391 Forumite
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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.
  • user1977
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    dimbo61 said:

    If they stay for 3/6 months  I am sure you will need to report this.
    So 2 months ok, 3 months not ok? Where's the dividing line?
  • propertyrental
    propertyrental Posts: 3,391 Forumite
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    user1977 said:
    dimbo61 said:

    If they stay for 3/6 months  I am sure you will need to report this.
    So 2 months ok, 3 months not ok? Where's the dividing line?
    10 weeks??
  • pieroabcd
    pieroabcd Posts: 669 Forumite
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    Non-paying guest. Everything is on me 
  • km1500
    km1500 Posts: 2,703 Forumite
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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 paying
  • pieroabcd
    pieroabcd Posts: 669 Forumite
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    Thank you 
  • adamL
    adamL Posts: 41 Forumite
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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. 
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