Monday - Friday let & council tax

Emily_Joy

I own a house, pay council tax there, and usually stay there 3 or 4 nights a week. The rest of the time I stay close to work in rented accommodation. How does council tax work in this scenario? Do I need to pay council tax in rented accommodation as well? Does the landlord lose his single occupancy discount because I stay there?

elsien

Are you there as a lodger? If so, you have no liability at the rented address.

if you are a Monday to Friday lodger and paying council tax somewhere else, then your landlord could keep the single persons discount. If it’s not a set days when you’re there, he might need to check that with his council.

https://m.spareroom.co.uk/content/info-landlords/how-taking-in-a-lodger-can-affect-your-council-tax/#:~:text=If%20there%20are%20already%20two,could%20affect%20your%20council%20tax.

Emily_Joy

elsien said:

Are you there as a lodger? If so, you have no liability at the rented address..

Yep. I am there as a lodger. Would it be different if I was a tenant?

GrumpyDil

Yes, if it was a tenancy you would be liable to pay the council tax. In your actual situation you have no liability but I suspect your landlord would lose his 25% single person reduction but he would need to ask council to confirm.