Indeed, but the tenant may wish to consider the effect if any, of s1078 TCA 1997:The only party in trouble here in the unregistered landlord.
(2) A person shall, without prejudice to any other penalty to which the person may be liable, be guilty of an offence under this section if the person—
( a ) knowingly or wilfully delivers any incorrect return, statement or accounts or knowingly or wilfully furnishes any incorrect information in connection with any tax,
( b ) knowingly aids, abets, assists, incites or induces another person to make or deliver knowingly or wilfully any incorrect return, statement or accounts in connection with any tax,
....
(3) A person convicted of an offence under this section shall be liable—
( a ) on summary conviction to a fine of £1,000 which may be mitigated to not less than one fourth part of such fine or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both the fine and the imprisonment, or
( b ) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both the fine and the imprisonment.
knowingly aids, abets, assists, incites or induces another person to make or deliver knowingly or wilfully any incorrect return, statement or accounts in connection with any tax,
How does the OP's girlfriend know that the landlord is evading tax?
Even if she did know for certain, so what? Is she under any obligation to inform the revenue?
What I don't get about this story is the fact the landlord moved in - particularly as he is male and the tenant's are female, am I missing something.
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