Student Council tax exemption – Proof required?

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Portsmouth Council are bugging me for details of my student tenants’ courses and student status. They claim I have to provide this as I am liable for the council tax.

I can do no more than provide them with the names of the tenant who are clearly ignoring the council’s request for information and proof of student status.

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FOI shows how little councils know about unlicensed HMOs

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Government plans to protect tenants from poor living conditions through the expansion of mandatory HMO licensing look set to fall way short of their ambition.

Figures obtained by Simple Landlords Insurance reveal the majority of local authorities don’t know how many unlicensed HMOs are in their area –

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Definite need for a Housing Court

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Fergus Wilson: “The following is an extract from a letter from my MP, Helen Whately, dated 16th November, 2018, followed by response dated 29th November 2018″

The extracts read:

I wrote to the Rt Hon David Gauke MP

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Tenant deposit cap is cut to 5 weeks by government!

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The government has now confirmed it will cut the maximum deposit for rentals of less than £50,000 from 6 weeks to a 5 week maximum.  The 6 week maximum will still apply for rentals over £50,000 per year.

This decision as part of the Tenant Fees Bill was criticised the day before by the RLA and NLA: Click here to see the article.

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