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renting a house with students
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hiya, wasnt sure where to put this but if anyone can think of a better place feel free to tell me.
i am in my final year at uni and will be finishing in may ish.
i dont want to move back home and am debating moving in with three / four of my friends in huddersfield. the problem being that the people that i would be moving in with would all be students and im not sure where i would stand.
am i correct in thinking that that i would get a 25% discount on the council tax for the whole property?
also in general do people pay rates or are they usually the landlords buisness in any rented propertys?
could anyone come up with other hurdles that i might come across?
i wont have the problem of all night partying when i have to get up for work and things like that as they will all be final years anyway. i just need economic advice.
thanks for your help in advance
mel
i am in my final year at uni and will be finishing in may ish.
i dont want to move back home and am debating moving in with three / four of my friends in huddersfield. the problem being that the people that i would be moving in with would all be students and im not sure where i would stand.
am i correct in thinking that that i would get a 25% discount on the council tax for the whole property?
also in general do people pay rates or are they usually the landlords buisness in any rented propertys?
could anyone come up with other hurdles that i might come across?
i wont have the problem of all night partying when i have to get up for work and things like that as they will all be final years anyway. i just need economic advice.
thanks for your help in advance
mel
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In my experience the rates (communal area fees) are the responsibility of the landlord and hence are included in your rent. The other bills such as water, electric, phone, gas etc are your responsibility. Any repairs to property including when thing go wrong such as plumbing etc are the landlords responsibility unless the problem is your fault e.g. you block the toilet and need a plumber in which case you have to pay. If you get rats it is considered a public health issue and the landlord has to pay. If you get mice however it isn't and the tenant has to pay. In general that is.
i have rented in student accomodation for 4 years but i have always ended up in places that are all bills included.
Also on a water bill you get charged for water that you have used and you get charged another amount for the disposal of waste water. Or at least we did.