Flat for gig - council tax?

[blacjac]

If myCo rents a studio apartment for me to use whilst working away, is council tax payable on it?

[Ardesco]

yup

HTH

[PAH]

Council tax (with single occupancy discount), leccy, gas, tv licence ... are all expensable if not already paid by your company.

Providing the place is rented near to client site and only used as an alternative to hotel/b&b and you still retain permanent residence elsewhere.

[The Wikir Man]

Yes - why wouldn't you have to pay council tax?

[MarillionFan]

Why not just buy yourself a Buy to Let and then rent it back to your company.

Simples.

[blacjac]

Yes - why wouldn't you have to pay council tax?

Because no one actually lives there.........

[blacjac]

Council tax (with single occupancy discount), leccy, gas, tv licence ... are all expensable if not already paid by your company.

Providing the place is rented near to client site and only used as an alternative to hotel/b&b and you still retain permanent residence elsewhere.

Yeah I realised it would be expensible, although I'll probably just get the company to pay for it anyway.
I was just wondering if I could get away with not paying council tax as it's not actually anyone's home....

[The Wikir Man]

Yeah I realised it would be expensible, although I'll probably just get the company to pay for it anyway.
I was just wondering if I could get away with not paying council tax as it's not actually anyone's home....

Doesn't work like that, unfortunately. Even if the place is empty, someone pays the council tax on it.

[blacjac]

Doesn't work like that, unfortunately. Even if the place is empty, someone pays the council tax on it.

That's not what Selby council told me when my BTL was empty for a couple of months, they said I didn't have to pay council tax for up to 6 months in a year when no one was living in it.

I suppose it's obvious when you think about it though, although I won't actually be 'living' there, it won't actually be empty either.

Thanks guys.

[Advocate]

That's not what Selby council told me when my BTL was empty for a couple of months, they said I didn't have to pay council tax for up to 6 months in a year when no one was living in it.

I suppose it's obvious when you think about it though, although I won't actually be 'living' there, it won't actually be empty either.

Thanks guys.

If you still expect your bins emptied and any fires put out..yada yada...