Tag: council tax
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Prohibitive Covenant restricts occupancy
OK This is a complex one for all you experts out there. I rented a property on an AST contract. The property ‘cottage’...
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Alternatives to Landlord Licencing Schemes
The alternatives to Landlord Licensing Schemes require joined up thinking, changes to data sharing protocols within local authorities...
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Stung by the £500pw Benefit Cap, no rent being paid ̵...
This week I have been stung by my first experience of the benefits cap.
One of my tenants Housing Benefit has gone down to £30pw...
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Council tax exemption
I purchased a property about 18 months ago in the Falkirk District.
It needed some refurbishment so was empty for a few months and...
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Private paying tenants – How large and secure shoul...
We let out properties mainly to Housing Benefit tenants. Despite the general assertions on this site, we haven’t had substantial...
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Certificate of Lawfulness for a HMO
I have a question regarding what would be acceptable information for a planning department to give a Certificate of Lawfulness for...
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Who is responsible for council tax when a property is aba...
My understanding is that when a tenant abandons a property, they are responsible for the utility bills (gas, water, electric, phone)...