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scoros said:Thanks for your reply. I’m pretty sure my father hasn’t ever claimed the 25% discount as he and my mother lived together in the same house (I moved away in my early 20s for work but returned several years ago), and obviously won’t claim it now while I’m still around. I am on the electoral roll and switched address for my bank accounts etc a long time ago.I understand there’s a hierarchy of liability for council tax payment and according to this my father remain solely liable as the house is in his name (I’d be regarded as a “resident licensee” i.e. I live in his home with his full permission). However I am drawing up a couple of LPAs for my father to help deal with his finances etc as he gets older, so hopefully I can assume responsibility for council tax while he’s still officially liable.
They would only be interested who lives there if sole occupancy is claimed.1 -
Is there perhaps confusion with being registered to vote? Are you on the electoral register?1
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In the circumstances you describe, unless you are a co-owner of the property with your father, you have no council tax liability. A person will only be named on the CT bill if they are a tenant or occupying owner or non occupying owner if the property is an HMO.or empty.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales1
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user1977 said:Is there perhaps confusion with being registered to vote? Are you on the electoral register?0
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Have given a full explanation on your other threadIf you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales1
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housebuyer143 said:scoros said:Thanks for your reply. I’m pretty sure my father hasn’t ever claimed the 25% discount as he and my mother lived together in the same house (I moved away in my early 20s for work but returned several years ago), and obviously won’t claim it now while I’m still around. I am on the electoral roll and switched address for my bank accounts etc a long time ago.I understand there’s a hierarchy of liability for council tax payment and according to this my father remain solely liable as the house is in his name (I’d be regarded as a “resident licensee” i.e. I live in his home with his full permission). However I am drawing up a couple of LPAs for my father to help deal with his finances etc as he gets older, so hopefully I can assume responsibility for council tax while he’s still officially liable.
They would only be interested who lives there if sole occupancy is claimed.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales1 -
lincroft1710 said:housebuyer143 said:scoros said:Thanks for your reply. I’m pretty sure my father hasn’t ever claimed the 25% discount as he and my mother lived together in the same house (I moved away in my early 20s for work but returned several years ago), and obviously won’t claim it now while I’m still around. I am on the electoral roll and switched address for my bank accounts etc a long time ago.I understand there’s a hierarchy of liability for council tax payment and according to this my father remain solely liable as the house is in his name (I’d be regarded as a “resident licensee” i.e. I live in his home with his full permission). However I am drawing up a couple of LPAs for my father to help deal with his finances etc as he gets older, so hopefully I can assume responsibility for council tax while he’s still officially liable.
They would only be interested who lives there if sole occupancy is claimed.
Whenever I have registered to pay CT they literally ask me where I live and set me up - no more investigation appears to go into it.
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Just make sure you are on the electoral roll. If you are not it can have an adverse effect if you apply for any sort of credit.Find out who you are and do that on purpose (thanks to Owain Wyn Jones quoting Dolly Parton)1
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housebuyer143 said:lincroft1710 said:housebuyer143 said:scoros said:Thanks for your reply. I’m pretty sure my father hasn’t ever claimed the 25% discount as he and my mother lived together in the same house (I moved away in my early 20s for work but returned several years ago), and obviously won’t claim it now while I’m still around. I am on the electoral roll and switched address for my bank accounts etc a long time ago.I understand there’s a hierarchy of liability for council tax payment and according to this my father remain solely liable as the house is in his name (I’d be regarded as a “resident licensee” i.e. I live in his home with his full permission). However I am drawing up a couple of LPAs for my father to help deal with his finances etc as he gets older, so hopefully I can assume responsibility for council tax while he’s still officially liable.
They would only be interested who lives there if sole occupancy is claimed.
Whenever I have registered to pay CT they literally ask me where I live and set me up - no more investigation appears to go into it.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales1
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