My Sexy Tenant

SnowyOwl_2

William44 wrote: »

I bought a house 4 months ago for £50,000

£50,000 for a house???!!! Even in this recession I'm stunned that you can get a house for so little.

tbs624

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

OK, I think this is a wind-up......

Agree it is a tad "troll-like"

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

and especially the forthcoming landlord registration scheme?

There's a while to go yet before any reg schem is implemented in Eng/Wales - Green Paper next week. In the meantime, Shelter Scotland reckons that, 3 years after LL registration was introduced in Scotland, as many as one in four LLs haven't registered. Guess some of those will be the ones who have similar special arrangements with their "tenants";)

tbs624

SnowyOwl wrote: »

£50,000 for a house???!!! Even in this recession I'm stunned that you can get a house for so little.

There are * some* lower priced pockets of the country you know.(& of course the HPCers reckon that all prices are heading downwards to that level;))

See here and here for fine examples : the second one is perhaps not such a good deal - the estate agent's info asserts that " this property won't last long" :rotfl:

googler

To the OP - are you any kin to Pantsman (from The Apprentice) ???

ChrisCobra

tbs624 wrote: »

Parlour - just checking Chris. It's the combination of the two words methinks

Probably just the forums picking up my dirty little mind.

clutton_2

if this is not a windup - then a LHA/HB recipient is allowed a sleeping-over partner for 3 nights a week only.

the fact that you are her LL may confuse matters as already stated

wise_fool

As long as the OP doesn't move in with her, I see nothing wrong with the odd 'get together' with his 'sexy tenant'. (Lucky guy!)

So long as he doesn't claim for the mileage on his tax return for the 'additional services' rendered he should be within the rules.

In fact it's a very similar situation to that I've been in with several of my more open minded employees and clients in the past.

Let's live a little and give the guy a break! :beer:

However, the DSS are not quite so open minded, so I wouldn't rush to inform them of this - but do take care to stay within the law.

naijapower

This post is not genuine in my opinion. Too many inconsistencies. LHA do not pay direct to landlord for starters. WHich house in UK cost 50K at the moment?

silvercar

If you read on the benefits board, you will see that the definition of what counts as living together and what doesn't is a very grey area. There is no specific number of nights per week etc, everything is decided on a case by case basis depending on things like joint finances, joint shopping, whether you are registered elsewhere as well as overnighters.

wise_fool

Precisely - you need to keep things nice and grey.

And landlords can get paid directly, naijapower - been there myself - though sadly I never had quite such a good rapport with my tenants as the OP has.