Quote ="sally cinnamon"The other reason council taxes are high is because of the amount of people who can and should pay council tax but who avoid it. I know many many ex students who are now working and should pay council tax, but because they have one or two non council tax payers in their property they only put those names down, so the property becomes exempt. Councils are good at the intimidation approach to the elderly and vulnerable people who are a week or so late with their council tax instalment, sending them a letter stating that they could file for a commital to prison order against them etc.....but loads of people find it easy as pie to evade council tax and the council does nothing. Because of this, everybody elses council tax gets a premium put on it to cover for the revenue lost by the dodgers (usually recent ex students who are free riding by having student mates)'"
Actually these people have one of the most difficult times paying council tax.
One non-student living in a house with other students will still have to pay 75% of the total bill, as can be seen here [urlhttp://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_money/tax/council_tax.htm#Whohastopaycounciltax[/url.
75% of the council tax on 4 or 5 bed property can be a lot on a recent graduates wage.
