Flat for gig - council tax?

**Ardesco** · 15 April 2010, 19:33

yup

HTH

**PAH** · 15 April 2010, 19:41

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** · 15 April 2010, 19:56

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

**MarillionFan** · 15 April 2010, 21:12

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

Simples.

**blacjac** · 15 April 2010, 22:27

Originally posted by The Wikir Man View Post

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

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

**blacjac** · 15 April 2010, 22:28

Originally posted by PAH View Post

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** · 15 April 2010, 22:49

Originally posted by blacjac View Post

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** · 15 April 2010, 22:57

Originally posted by The Wikir Man View Post

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** · 16 April 2010, 00:12

Originally posted by blacjac View Post

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...

Flat for gig - council tax?