Hello, I plan to go to York to do a masters this year. I'd like to move there around July - August time. I want to live with my boyfriend who won't be a student and we want to share a house with other people, preferably other students.
Does anybody know how it works with council tax? I want to share a room with my boyfriend. If he is the only non student in the house would he have to pay council tax for the whole house on his own?
Also, as I would want to move there about 2-3 months before I become a student, how would that work out with council tax?
Thanks for any tips!

Hi
Yes he would have to pay council tax for the whole place on his own, but he would get a 25% reduction. You would be better off getting a smaller place in a lower tax band than sharing with other students.
Secondly when you arrive at your new home the local council will send a council tax bill for the rest of the financial year (to beginning April). Unless you can prove you are a student (which you can't as you won't be yet) there won't be a reduction in the bill. Once you register at your new Uni you can get a COuncil Tax exemption certificate from the Uni, and if you send this off asap to the council they will send you a new bill with lower payments for your boyfriend (25% reduction), however this will only apply for the time you are a registered student not before of after.