Paying council tax while living abroad

[Crazy council]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

Hi.

be carfull of any costs around the collection of ct. Like baillif and court fees. Under the curcs you put. Ct is owed. And unless there is a contract with the tenants. The building owner has to pay.. the ct can be claimed back more than 7 years. But if the council havr made a mistake. Thats how far they go

Keep in mind its your responcability to notify them of the correct occupation. So there is no protection from the fact that they didnt bill properly....

The rrpairs i think will be s ,take action notice, . Again. Be carfull around wasting time fighting these incorectly. Its the first stage of the council being able to take control of a property.

[HUGO]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

Thanks any official links stating what you said in black and white? What do you mean by 'take action notice'?

[Crazy council]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

Just seen its a hmo. How many floors. Is the notice for fire regs and saftey.

[HUGO]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

first floor is business and three upstairs for domestic use

[Crazy council]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

Am on my phone atm so vant post links easy.

Am guessing your notice is a take action notice. Usualy giving you between 28 and 90 days to compleate a set of repairs changes. Sometime the council are lax at enforcing these. Sometimes there fast. After the notice. If the works not done. They can iether close the property. Or do the work themselfs and charge it against a property.

One of the problems landlords face if they do not comply with the initial notice. Is the council tend to look at the property rules much stricter. And the second repairs lists can be punishing

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4 floors. Oooo. Thst will mean the strictest hmo fire regs.. is the repairs notice costly

[HUGO]

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the work is progressing and the council seem ok with that so far..

[Crazy council]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

You could offer reasonable monthly payments on the ct. They will usualy acsept them.

The notice for repairs. Sometimes you can get asistance from the council to do these. Like a loan charged against the property. The detals of tjis are specific to each council so u would have to get the details from there

[HUGO]

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You mean a loan charged against the value of the property so it is due on sale?

[Crazy council]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

You have to check with your council what version of the scheme they run. Sometimes. They do the work and they collect the rent till its paid for. Only your council will be able to advise u on that part b3cause its specific to each council

[Kati]

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You said in post #1 that you received a "class F" exemption for CT? That is only applied if the property is empty - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/558/made

Class F: an unoccupied dwelling in relation to which a person is a qualifying person in his capacity as personal representative, if either no grant of probate or of letters of administration has been made, or less than 6 months have elapsed since the day on which such a grant was made;

[HUGO]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

Thanks. They obvioulsly made a mistake. What can i do in this case? I was told that this also mean s reduction?

[Kati]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

You need to talk to the council

[HUGO]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

Would i be in a better position without it?

[Kati]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

Are you still getting the class f? It shouldn't have been applied in the first place (as the property was not empty).

If I was you, I'd be contacting the council involved first thing tomorrow morning

[HUGO]

Re: Paying council tax while living abroad

They have billed me so am assuming not?