Council Tax - landlord liable - even with tenants in occupation?

[propster717]

Hi, hopefully I'm posting in the right section,

I am a landlord and I have a 6 month assured short hold tenancy agreement with two tenants on it. Tenancy is dated the 18th and so the tenancy dates run from the 18th to the 17th of each calendar month.

The property is a flat...

[angliastudent]

Hello, I am currently finishing my degree in Sociology at Anglia Ruskin University. As part of my research I would like to invite anyone who has either rented privately on benefits or currently lets or chooses not to let, a property to private tenants on benefits to fill in my short survey. You will...

[templar018080]

Hi all,

I have a tenant who has fallen into rent arrears by significantly more than 2 months. The AST is still in its fixed term which will end in 3 months time.

A section 8 has been served on the grounds of rent arrears along with a Section 21 to end the fixed term....

[pollenpath]

For various reasons, we're considering renting our unoccupied 2-bed flat to a family friend who's in receipt of ESA and DLA. As a single person she can only be paid the LHA rate for a 1-bed place, and we're fine with this but we're wondering if the council will take issue over the size of the flat even...

[amybeecham]

Hello!

My name is Amy and I am currently in the process of opening my own managing agency, following ten years in the public sector managing property for local councils and the Home Office. I intend to specialise in LHA as this is something I have a great deal of 'insider knowledge'...

[Elanor Rigsby]

I have a tenant in a flat, his AST expired on 29th June and I sent him a letter stating his AST would not be renewed (for various reasons). At the start of the tenancy, 6 months previous, I did give him a Section 21(b). On 29th June, he contacted me telling me the Housing Benefit officer had told him...

[London Property Network]

There is an event taking place on March 14th @ The Grosvenor, in Victoria specifically for landlords who let to LHA claimants.

The guest speaker is LHA expert Paul Galbraith who has been letting to HB tenants since 2004 when the LHA scheme was first piloted in Leeds, 4 years ahead of...

[MrNiceGuy]

Hi guys, I'm new to the landlord game so excuse me if I'm asking something that's been on here loads of times

My first tenant will be in receipt of LHA and though they've asked Council to pay me direct, there's no guarantee that's going to be approved at this stage. Am I ok with getting...

[P1BP27]

I am currently getting £149.59 for a 1 bedromm self contained which nearly pays my £800 amonth rent.

I have struggling to meet the differance along with the extra for heating, water, internet and phone etc, while I set up a new business venture

A friend has offered me...

[jerry lee]

I have just had a tenant who applied for LHA refused, because she used to live in the house then got into mortgage arrears and credit debt, sold the house to me (via an estate agent) and apparently the council don't believe she has been in serious financial difficulty and would have been unable to keep...

[mark888]

I hope someone can help me as I'm in a real fix and desperately need landlord-based opinions. I rent the middle-floor flat in a house divided into 3 flats, each one with a single working tenant. The rent's great and the landlord's a star, quick with any repairs and really easy to get along with....

[adamsmith]

i am a 1st time landlord and took on some tenants, but boy have i been hit the the worst of them all, i fell for their emotional story and now stuck, how do i evict them? i did try a section 21 but the tenants filed a defence, when it got to court, the judge threw it out and found in favour of the tenants...

[redhat]

Hi all,
How can I get the correct rent paid – or not?
Lettings Agent found Severely Learning Disabled person (no job, no money) (and his 24hr carer) for two bed house Dec 2009. Rent signed at £750pcm but various hiccups and incorrect monies paid by council despite my liasons with his...

[early@wakingdance.co.uk]

I am a single 'mature' (45yrs) mother with a 4 1/2 yr old son. I have recently qualified as a social worker and am now looking for part time work. I am therefore temporarily in receipt of income support and housing benefit. Unfortunately I received notice to leave our current home and have just signed...