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Question Title: Council Tax Liability - Special case for HMOs
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| Why am I being pursued for Council Tax on a Property that I own just because the Council claim that it is a House in Multiple Occupation ?
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| Where a dwelling is classified as an HMO liability for the council tax falls on the owner rather than on the occupants of the property. A property for these purposes is an HMO if either of the following conditions are satisfied:- (a) the dwelling was either originally built or adapted to be lived in by persons who do not constitute a single household OR (b) the occupants must only have a tenancy or licence of part of the dwelling. The landlord will, if either of these conditions is satisfied, be left to recoup the cost from the tenants.
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Letting Update Journal |
Oct 2001 page 30 |
letting-update-journal.html
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Letting Handbook |
14-18 |
letting-handbook-and-factsheets.html
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