Council tax Council tax information for private landlords and managing agents

Who is responsible for paying council tax?

If you rent out a property, the responsibility for paying council tax depends on your letting arrangement.

  • The tenant(s) are responsible for the council tax when you rent the whole of the property to one person, a family, or to joint tenants. We send the bill to your tenant(s). 
  • The landlord is responsible when you rent out the property to several people who have individual tenancy agreements to occupy only part of the building - a 'house in multiple occupation' (HMO). We send the bill to you. 

Tell us about a tenancy change

We need to know about tenancy changes so we can send accurate council tax bills quickly.

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