It was only banded after i put myself on the electorol roll last year, they then had the date i moved in from and have billed me from there. They said they didnt know it was being used to residential purposes until they had notification about me living there so the landlady hadnt registered the property for it at all.

Ill try that but i dont think i will have any luck tbh, it was advertised on gumtree. i have emailed them to see if they have archives but had no reply so far.

thanks for all your help though, appreciated.

The tax office said as i am the tenant i have to pay unless i have a letter from the landlady saying its inclusive. The agency just fobbed me off saying i have to speak to the landlady. I cant prove false advertising as i dont have a copy of the advert anymore.

Well one neighbour I never see, he apparently has the place just for when he argues with his wife and needs somewhere to stay, not seem him in 6 months.

The girl upstairs doesn't pay council tax, but it was written in her contract. Although mine was advertised as included it wasn't written in my contract...my fault for not getting it added in.

Hi, This is a bit long so i will try and keep it as short as possible, i have accepted that i will have to pay it for my own mistake but if there is someone out there that knows some way i can get out of it, then bonus.

ok, i moved in to a flat Nov 2009, there are three flats above a shop, it was advertised as 450 pcm, council tax included. The agency also confirmed in person that it was CT included and i took the flat on that basis.

Cue the other day, i receive a bill for £1317 for CT from when i moved in. It wasnt in the tenancy aggreement that is was CT included, i only signed a 6mth one at the start and nothing since.

the girl upstairs said she had the same problem, receiving a bill in her name but her tenancy had it written in pencil and the agency (a diff one to the one i went with) wrote a letter confirming it was included so she has got off paying it.

My agency said i need to speak to the landlady who just said send it to me and i will have a look but she is saying it wouldnt have been CT included otherwise she wouldnt have made any money by the renting of it.

I feel i am pretty much stuck due to me not getting it written in the contract. I did have a copy of the advert after what happened to the girl upstairs but when my hard drive went last year i lost it.

The landlady also says the girl upstairs is now paying it but i know she has received no bills as it was sorted by the letter her agency gave her saying it was included.

The landlady is a bit dodgy basically and i am now probably moving out next week to avoid her. Is there anyway i can get this bill put onto the landlady's name or am i stuck because i signed (6mths only, over a year ago) a contract saying i would pay it?

Any help would be appreciated but i think i need to just pay it and learn the lesson.