Council tax demand and told every tenant should be on a fixed term AST!
10:33 AM, 11th November 2015, 11 years ago
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I have received a demand from Bedford Borough Council for back dated council tax for 2013.
The tenant said he moved out 6 months earlier and could I actually prove when he vacated.
The Council say that due to a recent case, if the tenant’s tenancy has gone periodic and moves out without informing council, then they can charge the landlord for the period and they said every tenant should be on fixed term ASTs to cover that!
David
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1:15 PM, 13th November 2015, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “Ian Narbeth” at “13/11/2015 – 12:58“:
A tenancy can continue as a contractual perodic if so defined in the AST agreement. Councils may not understand the difference between statutory and contractual, let them take court action and see how they fare.
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1:19 PM, 13th November 2015, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “Ian Narbeth” at “13/11/2015 – 12:58“:
A tenancy can continue as a contractual perodic if so defined in the AST agreement. Councils may not understand the difference between statutory and contractual, let them take court action and see how they fare.
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1:59 PM, 13th November 2015, About 11 years ago
I spend at least one day a fortnight in Court and countless other days preparing for them.
I’m tiring of all of this. It’s time landlords were supported, after all when we lose, it affects the whole money cycle.