electoral register

propertyrental

I a mid-move, having completed on my purchase and largely moved in, while still owning (and up for sale) my original property.

Have received email from original council re updating the electoral register for the coming year.

Am I right that I can register at both address, provided I only actually vote at one of them?

user1977

Yes, you can register at all of your residential addresses - student residences, holiday homes all ok.

Idpullthecurtain

user1977 said:

Yes, you can register at all of your residential addresses - student residences, holiday homes all ok.

But you then pay council tax for multiple properties?

hazyjo

Idpullthecurtain said:

user1977 said:

Yes, you can register at all of your residential addresses - student residences, holiday homes all ok.

But you then pay council tax for multiple properties?

As you should! Some councils will let you have a certain period off, some may charge more!

RAS

If you have moved into the new house, you pay from the date of the move. You can still register at the old house. Just make sure you tell them when you actually move out, so they stop charging CT.

p00hsticks

Idpullthecurtain said:

user1977 said:

Yes, you can register at all of your residential addresses - student residences, holiday homes all ok.

But you then pay council tax for multiple properties?

Whether you are on the electoral roll or not does not affect whether or not you are liable for council tax on a property.

In this case, where the OP is living in one property but has not sold their previous one and it remains empty,  they'd be liable for council tax for both. 

user1977

Idpullthecurtain said:

user1977 said:

Yes, you can register at all of your residential addresses - student residences, holiday homes all ok.

But you then pay council tax for multiple properties?

Do you think not being on the electoral register is a cunning way of avoiding council tax?

Flugelhorn

presume the more electoral rolls you are the more chance there is of being called up for jury service 

propertyrental

Idpullthecurtain said:

user1977 said:

Yes, you can register at all of your residential addresses - student residences, holiday homes all ok.

But you then pay council tax for multiple properties?

Yes of course. But the question related to responding to the council's automatic 'who lives/votes at the property' email.

Surprised no one has raised the 2nd property SDLT charge which, yes, I paid!

RAS said:

If you have moved into the new house, you pay from the date of the move. You can still register at the old house. Just make sure you tell them when you actually move out, so they stop charging CT.

I doubt I'd be able to 'stop paying CT when I move out' if I still own the property. Empty homes discounts are brief and ungenerous!