Oyston v Leeds City Council – Valuation Tribunal for England – 4720M67692/244C  27 July 2011 This is a very interesting case that we represented the landlord at the Valuation Tribunal hearing and the paperwork leading to it (pro bono if I may add!) The main question being – if a tenant vacates a furnished property without giving proper notice, who is liable for council tax? Is it the landlord or the tenant until the tenant gives...

The majority of cases where goods have been left at the property by a tenant are when the tenancy has been abandoned. You should consult Guidance note number 13 for details on abandoned tenancies. This guidance assumes there is no question as to whether the tenant has left or not. It purely deals with the situation that the tenant has gone (either via abandonment, court order or surrender). When one party (the bailor) leaves his goods in the...