Payment of Council Tax
Whilst the vast majority of tenancy agreements specify the tenant is responsible for Council Tax, this is not correct.
The tenant is liable for council where the property in entirety is under their exclusive control. This means if you rent rooms or split a rental unit by issuing multiple tenancy agreements in respect of the same dwelling, then you as the Landlord could [should] be liable for council tax.
The Landlord may [should] be held liable for Council Tax in these circumstances:
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Where the property is occupied by more than one household where the people living there pay rent separately for different parts of the building.
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Premises that have been altered or specifically built to provide accommodation that people of different households can reside in(known as Houses In Multiple Occupation or HMOs).
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You let for less than six months to a tenant whose main residence is elsewhere.
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Where a Landlord lets a property but specifies that they retain use of part of the building for their use [such as storage, office etc].
Just because your tenancy agreement says the tenant is liable for Council Tax, this is not
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