The tenants outside wheelie bin has gone missing. The council charge £45 to replace them in our area, this price includes stolen / missing bins. Who, should pay, the landlord, or the tenant who pays the council tax? I assume the tenant as they pay the council tax. A bin was provided to them at the start of the tenancy.
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It would be the tenant’s liability, but you might want to have a discussion with them as you do have a duty to ensure they have bins under HHSRS.
Tenant is liable for replacement even if you have to organise and pay in the first instance. You’re entitled to send the bill to tenants and if payment is not forthcoming diduct from the deposit. If they have any issues with it then take this in consideration when contact ends
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tenant … IF … it’s on the inventory (which you don’t mention). If it’s not on the inventory then I’d say they have an out if they want to cause a fuss.
It’s on the inventory
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Tenant needs to contact the council,also the police
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Police? Feels a bit much for a bin?
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That will be a waste of time
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Lol, I think you’d find is difficult to prove that someone had dishonestly taken a bin, rather than mistakenly taking the wrong one, so I expect no crime would be recorded.
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I mark plastic wheelie bins with soldering iron partway into lid with the house number as paint can be removed
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If the bin did turn up again maybe the Police would look into it.
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They would refuse to look into it
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@Colin3 Maybe If the bin turned up again in a hole ?
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You must look lethal brandishing that about ……
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Because the police aren’t inundated with enough crimes
You’d probably get arrested for wasting their time 
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Alas it looks like my attempt at some trashy humour was a load of rubbish and ‘bin’ missed by most . @Colin3 I agree they would ‘refuse’ to look into it and indeed it would be a ‘waste’ of time.
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it’s all just wheelie bad humour
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Well surely then the tenant would have to replace when they are leaving anyway then else you could possibly deduct from their deposit so why not tell them they can pay it I get that they will probably say it remains part of the property when they leave but they have to return the property to the cindition it was in prior to moving in and that would include all the fixtures and fittings as listed on the inventory
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When you tell the council that the plastic pin was by accident dropped inside the truck as they empty them, then they will replace it for free. It is most likely that your pin lost that way.
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Yeah… enjoy paying your council tax rise. No such thing as a free lunch. 