Council Tax information for landlords

If you are a landlord renting out a property, the responsibility for paying Council Tax depends on what sort of letting arrangement you have.

When is the tenant responsible?

The tenant(s) is responsible for the Council Tax when you rent the whole of the property to one person or family, or to joint tenants. We send the bill to your tenant(s). 

When is the landlord responsible?

If you rent out the property to several people, and they each have an individual tenancy agreement to occupy only part of the building - called a 'House In Multiple Occupation' (HMO)  you are responsible for paying the Council Tax. We send the bill to you. 

It is important to let us know about tenancy changes as soon as possible.

How to inform us of a tenancy change

It is important that we hold up to date information about the tenants in your property. As the landlord it is your responsibility to make sure we're advised of any tenancy changes at your rental properties. 

By letting us know of any tenancy or occupation changes as soon as possible, we can make sure our information, and any charges we apply, are correct.