I have squatters in my property and the council are asking for council tax
Who is responsible for the council tax here?
Thanks
Who is responsible for the council tax here?
Thanks
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From memory you are, as for anyone to be ahead of you in the order of priority they have to have a right to occupy the property.Disclaimer:
The above represents my own opinion, derived from personal knowledge and should not be relied upon as definitive or accurate advice. It is offered free of charge and may contain errors or omissions or be an inaccurate opinion of the law. I accept no liability for any loss or damage suffered as a result of relying on the above. -
Is this in the investment property you bought?Originally posted by medlock View Post
What are you doing about it?
Remember that squatters have no rights at all other than that you may not use physical force to remove them.I offer no guarantee that anything I say is correct. wysiwygComment
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Re. liability for payment, I believe that residents (inc. squatters) are always ahead of the owner in the priority list. (confirmed by 2 minutes on Google [there's a tip for OP])
So squatters should pay it.Comment
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jjlandlord is right, I was wrong. The squatters are liable as residents even if they have no right to be in the property.Disclaimer:
The above represents my own opinion, derived from personal knowledge and should not be relied upon as definitive or accurate advice. It is offered free of charge and may contain errors or omissions or be an inaccurate opinion of the law. I accept no liability for any loss or damage suffered as a result of relying on the above.Comment
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squatters council tax
Great, so there's a small advantage to squatters residing in the property then
Might let them stay there until i start work on it ha ha
How do I prove to the council they're living there? They've requested proof, cheeky buggers...Comment
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CaB say...
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/...opaycounciltax
How do you prove?? Interesting: Have Police been involved & have you got a crime ref number?? Would they accept a signed signed statement from you, if necessary sworn in front of a notary public??The hierarchy of liability is:
a resident owner-occupier who owns either the leasehold or freehold of all or part of the property
a resident tenant
a resident who lives in the property and who is a licensee. This means that they are not a tenant, but have permission to stay there
any resident living in the property, for example, a squatter
an owner of the property where no one is resident.I am legally unqualified: If you need to rely on advice check it with a suitable authority - eg a solicitor specialising in landlord/tenant law...Comment
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Can you get one for such an issue? Squatting is not illegal.Originally posted by theartfullodger View PostComment
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Police might not know that .......Originally posted by jjlandlord View Post
There may have been damage, stuff broken etc...I am legally unqualified: If you need to rely on advice check it with a suitable authority - eg a solicitor specialising in landlord/tenant law...Comment
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Its a civil matter, police arent interested
They broke a window to get in - but they put a new one in, how kind of themComment
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Still sounds like criminal damage...I am legally unqualified: If you need to rely on advice check it with a suitable authority - eg a solicitor specialising in landlord/tenant law...Comment
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The council tax is surely a side issue - what about evicting the squatters? Have you applied for an interim possession order?Comment
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