Tag: council tax

Propertymark calls for council tax reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2023, 3 years ago | 1

A leading industry body has called on the government to change council tax housing banding for HMOs. Propertymark has submitted...

Consultation on single banding HMO rooms – Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

Author: Ian Narbeth

21st March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Please can Property118 post a request for interested landlords to respond to this consultation. The deadline is 31st March. NC7...

Beware empty house premiums apply to the property not owner!

Author: Readers Question

2nd February 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, Beware of Buckinghamshire Council rules!! Buckinghamshire Council apply long term empty penalties to a house not the owner. So,...

Manchester Council are profiteering at 200% Council Tax charge

Author: Readers Question

1st February 2023, 3 years ago | 10

Well, it seems the war on landlords continues and all morality from the Government and city councils is lost. Please...

Am I really liable for council tax?

Author: Readers Question

20th January 2023, 3 years ago | 19

Hello, I have a 5 year HMO licence on a property in London until 2024. During Covid we found it...

Council tax bills equate to 37.5% of a tenant’s rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2022, 3 years ago | 5

With rumours that the Government might be about to increase council tax bills in its Autumn Statement comes news that...

Council Tax Liability Order Imposed without my knowledge!

Author: Readers Question

29th November 2013, 12 years ago | 24

I’d like an opinion on how to proceed please with brief details as follows: I rent out a property in...

Landlords lose the Zero Tariff with the energy companies

Author: Readers Question

30th October 2013, 12 years ago | 4

Most savvy landlords will have negotiated with their energy providers, so that in between tenants the tariff automatically reverts to...

Landlord’s Ripped Off by Council Tax

Author: Readers Question

21st September 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Council tax legislation was written with a blinkered approach which only considered property sale and purchase. Consequently in order to...

Council tax liability for absconding tenant

Author: Readers Question

13th September 2013, 13 years ago | 14

My local council where I rent out my properties has since April been charging council tax for empty properties as...

Help me if you can I’m feeling down

Author: Readers Question

27th August 2013, 13 years ago | 43

When I married in 2009 I remortaged my house onto a buy to let to raise a deposit to buy...

A call to convert 66,000 student HMO’s back to family homes?

Author: Mary Latham

26th August 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I have been having a catch up on my on-line reading over this weekend and I have just come across...

Tenant Referencing Using Common Sense

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd August 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Common sense tenant referencing was pretty much the only option available when I first became a landlord and started letting property...

Prohibitive Covenant restricts occupancy

Author: Readers Question

12th August 2013, 13 years ago | 26

OK This is a complex one for all you experts out there. I rented a property on an AST contract. The...

Alternatives to Landlord Licencing Schemes

Author: Mark Alexander

12th August 2013, 13 years ago | 42

The alternatives to Landlord Licensing Schemes require joined up thinking, changes to data sharing protocols within local authorities and revised...

Stung by the £500pw Benefit Cap, no rent being paid – Help!

Author: Mick Roberts

6th August 2013, 13 years ago | 113

This week I have been stung by my first experience of the benefits cap.  One of my tenants Housing Benefit...

Council tax exemption

Author: Readers Question

29th July 2013, 13 years ago | 25

I purchased a property about 18 months ago in the Falkirk District. It needed some refurbishment so was empty for...

Private paying tenants – How large and secure should their income be?

Author: Readers Question

16th July 2013, 13 years ago | 13

We let out properties mainly to Housing Benefit tenants. Despite the general assertions on this site, we haven’t had substantial...

Certificate of Lawfulness for a HMO

Author: Readers Question

9th July 2013, 13 years ago | 6

I have a question regarding what would be acceptable information for a planning department to give a Certificate of Lawfulness...

Who is responsible for council tax when a property is abandoned?

Author: Readers Question

8th July 2013, 13 years ago | 37

My understanding is that when a tenant abandons a property, they are responsible for the utility bills (gas, water, electric,...