Hello bazak1 Thanks for your reply. > Do you have written confirmation of all your rent payments It was agreed that I would be paying by bank transfers and this is what I have been doing for 3 years. I don't have any receipts or invoices for every month. The only thing I can get is the bank statement confirming that I transfered the amount of XXXX pounds to the landlord account x times. Would that be enough? Do you think I will have to pay the council tax and then claim it from landlord or I should force him to pay. Cheers Robert E.

Hello, I have had the contract (the tenancy agreement prepared by the agency) with my landlord for 3 years now. A few weeks ago he met me informing me that "there are problems with The Council as they did not know my flat is rented (...)". He informed me that I should expect the letter from the Council demanding the council tax to be paid for last 3 years! We checked the contract that we have and it clearly says that the council tax is included in rent ("Rent includes council tax"). The situation is a bit strange to me as I cannot belive the landlord was not aware of that. My questions are: 1. If the council asks me to pay should I pay it? 2. Who is reponsible for paying c. tax in this situation? 3. Does "Rent includes council tax" mean that the Landlord has to pay it? 4. What should I do if the Council requests the payment from me? Your advice would be much appreciated. Thank you Robert E.