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Regex:
You see wetin deh cause problem? You know a lot of students... Did I ask you if you know anyone? To answer simple deh hard una.

Lordally

tushqueen:
Do we have anyone in here who has bought or is in the process of buying a house using the non-interest option? Kindly drop a message please

davide470:
On this, I helped draft the email below and so far, I have had 100% success rate from people I shared with. Let the student send this to the council ccing the partner.

Good evening,
My name is xx, a full-time international student at xx University and my partner's name is xx.
I reside at xx. I had initially requested a council tax exemption as a full-time student but was told my partner is a liable party for council tax because he is not a full-time student. We received the attached bill to this effect for the period xx 2022 - xx 2023 wherein it was split into xx equal installments.

However, Article 3 of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order, SI 1992/558 provides that 'A dwelling is exempt from council tax if it falls within any of the following Class N: a dwelling which is either:
(a) occupied by one or more residents all of whom are relevant persons;
(b) occupied only by one or more relevant persons as term time accommodation.

A relevant person means:
(i) a student;
(ii) a student's spouse or dependant being in each case a person who is not a British citizen and who is prevented, by the terms of his leave to enter or remain in the UK, from taking paid employment or from claiming benefits or (iii) a person to whom Class C (school or college leavers) of regulation 3(1) of the Council Tax (Additional Provision for Discount Disregards) Regulation 1992 applies.

From the foregoing, please note that I belong to category a(i) I am a student and my partner belongs to category a(ii) he is the spouse of a student. We are both non-British citizens and his visa prevents him from claiming benefits. Subsequently, we qualify for the 100% council tax exemption.

Furthermore, please see below links citing cases whereby 100% exemptions were granted to student dependants by the Court:
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff72860d03e7f57ea8dcf/amp
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/local-government/65852.article

We look forward to your kind response..


Councils dread court cases most times as it does not make sense to be dragged to court for £150/m tax.

Newbie123:
Guys please advise

We moved out of our 5 bedroom students accommodation in July. One month today.

The letting agency said the repair and cleaning cost more than the 1k deposit and sent a ridiculous price list.

It's been 2 weeks we replied and sent a reminder to say we disagree with the quoted prices and need receipts and all but no reply.

Our deposit was put in a deposit scheme.

Please what do we do?

joe10:
Please, i don't understand what you mean by the bolded, l am a student dependant.

I don't mind doing contract job with any uk accounting/audit firm to gain uk experience but my worry is, can i get accounting/audit job with COS before the main applicant graduates next year?

I sincerely appreciate your contribution. I will start applying for accounting/auditing jobs in the top 10 audit firms.

samsmokey:
Who is on Octopus and willing to give me a referral code?

Strata1716:
No they sponsor from band 6 and it’s usually clinical roles

LondyC:
Is anyone here living in Carlisle? I’m looking for a childminder. Willing to pay.

bigtt76:
Thanks but do you have the link to join with?

bigtt76:
I co-ask 😔

Peerielass:
@Harddrive2012, I wasn’t sure who the question was meant for but I have responded.

No. I completed ICAN many years ago and converted to ACCA when I moved here.

There’s no right or wrong approach. You can continue with ICAN and once you qualify, you can claim exemptions from ACCA. You will then need to sit the professional level exams as they don’t offer exemption for these ones. Or you could start afresh with ACCA - this requires a lot of financial commitment and hard work so I would advise thinking it through properly before committing yourself. If you decide to pursue this route, best way to go about is to find an entry level job in this field and then work your way up. Most employers are happy to provide study support for the right candidate.

Best of luck.

Quick question please, is there any notable or practical lay back for those who enjoy the exemption. Someone mentioned that they will be restricted in some respect, is this correct?

wonlasewonimi:
Let me tell you what is going to happen;

- They will raise a dispute and appoint an independent adjudicator
- You will provide all your evidence with photos and so much shalaye
- The idiotic adjudicator will rule in their favour
- You will not get a penny and you will be pissed off for few days.

It happened to me few years ago, suffice to say I am still pissed off with them for chopping my £1500 deposit.


Hmmnnnn, na scam dem be jare

Lexusgs430:
Simply present your case + evidence, to the deposit scheme.........

This law was enacted due to the greedy nature of LL and to protect tenants.........


https://www.gov.uk/tenancy-deposit-protection

Zahra29:
Was there a clause in your tenancy agreement for the property to be professionally cleaned at the end of your tenancy?

bigtt76:
My thoughts is that ..not everyone is comfortable on a care job for that lenght of time. He might be thinking, why not take up something else to allow the wife rest a little.

HaneefahRN:
Just wondering if it is compulsory the husband also takes up a COS from the new job since the wife's visa is not a student one I see no reason why they all can't just stay on her's till ILR

Chreze:
Habitat Alma High Back Ergonomic Office Chair - Grey465/7112

Place the above on argos. The high back help to remind me to seat up when I am lost in my work. 100% remote, been using for 5months. Before buying I posted the pic on here and someone confirmed it to be a good one. that’s two human(Nigerian) reviewers.

it’s a very beautiful chair.

Lexusgs430:
You can now drive alone, but best to update your DL asap .......

eniola1010:
The make of the machine is not really why there is thread. It is the cloth material. Even the best machine will leave wool and thread on hoodies and sweartshirt.

U r advices to always wash inside out, because the dryer is hard and it will be pulling the wool. And when u wash other clothes with hoodie, when it is time to dry the hoodie will be attracting those cloth particule. I am also in the same shoe.

So hence, wash inside out or if u can wash hoodie with hand, and to sort the mess that has already been done, use razor or shaving stick to peel the threads and use cellotape to remove the wool (waxing style)

CheesyTee:
I use Bush and it's great.

koonbey:
For one week or two? No it won't be a problem. The most important thing is that the annual salary meets up with the standards set. Of course, the monthly ones should also add up to that just in case he'll need to prove it via payslips at some point. But I doubt anybody is going to be checking his pay for every week in the past 4 or 5 years when that time comes. Still, minimising such disruptions is best so he should find away to start the work ASAP.

Can he work with his former employer in the interim? Yes, if the job is on the shortage occupation list OR is in the same occupation code as the job he is sponsored for, he can work with them without needing to notify Home Office. The caveat is that such work must not pass 20 hours per week. Otherwise, he'll need to be sponsored for the second job, too.

https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/second-job