How do I get my bf to give me rent.

exup

I wouldn't dream of staying any amount of time at my girlfriends house without trying to help her out with money. even though I only stay a couple of nights a week, as we live 100 miles apart.

yeah and be careful with the mortgage like Batchy says above, or he may try to claim half your house if you split up.

BitterAndTwisted

Batchy wrote: »

If you dont do it formally, and you charge him money then he may be entitled to a share of your house equity, not so important at the mo, as prices are falling, but if he is financially cute, it could bite you on the !!! in the long term.

Be careful what you wish for 450pm might be the least of your worries when he claims he has been contributing to your mortgage all this time and wants half your remaining equity to move out?

Trust me, this cost a fellow employee where I work over 22k... for 3 years of being there! And he didn't actually pay for anything at all!!

Please, PLEASE pay attention to Batchy! DO NOT ACCEPT ANY RENT FROM THIS CHEEKY CHANCER!

If you don't want to risk any possibility that he could try and make a claim on your property you should only have him contribute the additional 25% cost of the Council Tax bill and half of the utility and foods bills.

I think you realise now that this inconsiderate parasite either needs to move back to Mumsy or cough up his fair share. Easy to say and hard to do, I know but you do need to do this soon before he bleeds you white.

fimonkey

Batchy wrote: »

It sounds to me like your having fun.

PS if you dont di it formally, and you charge him money then he may be entitled to a share of your house equity, not so important at the mo, as prices are falling, but if he is financially cute, it could bite you on the !!! in the long term.

Be careful what you wish for 450pm might be the least of your worries when he claims he has been contributing to your mortgage all this time and wants half your remaining equity to move out?

Trust me, this cost a fellow employee where I work over 22k... for 3 years of being there! And he didnt actually pay for anything at all!!

Is this really true if he was paying rent and bills only? Surely he'd just be classed as a tenant?

fimonkey

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Please, PLEASE pay attention to Batchy! DO NOT ACCEPT ANY RENT FROM THIS CHEEKY CHANCER!

If you don't want to risk any possibility that he could try and make a claim on your property you should only have him contribute the additional 25% cost of the Council Tax bill and half of the utility and foods bills.

Why not set up a tenancy agreement for him if he pays rent? How does that then entitle him to a share of the property if hes a tenant??

BitterAndTwisted

You can't set up a tenancy agreement when the owner of the property lives on the premises. The only way to protect one's interests would be to have a lodger agreement but that might not fly because they are a cohabiting couple.

diable

Tell him it might be time that you spent time at his ;o)))

To tell you the truth if he stays there so often and has meals then he should either offer to help with the food bills or at least take you out one night a week for a nice meal in a nice restaurant (this does not include KFC, !!!!!! King or McShit)

But as others mentioned maybe its time to show him the Spanish Archer (el Bow) and go back to single person occupancy on the council tax and just tell him he can't stay over that often.

Schwade

Why do women put up with men like this?

Free food. Free living. Free sex. What a life. No commitment.

yvonne13, let me know if you have a sister or friends similar.

Edit - This is really ridiculous. Relationships should be about commitment and care between two people. If I saw my girl having to suffer so much that she has to put a room out to rent so that she can pay my living, I would have done something already if I really cared about her.

googler

yvonne13 wrote: »

Ok I have been with my bf for 6 months and the last 3 he has been staying with me 6 out of 7 days even though he has no property or clothes here.

...and on the seventh day, she did change the locks.

And behold, all was quiet within. And she did breathe a sigh of relief.

Jowo_2

yvonne13 wrote: »

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As for the 4 showers a day, he showers that often as he is a Boot Camp Trainer and he comes here after each class to shower and change.

Will he be expecting to continue to use your place for its facilities after your new lodger moves in? His bathroom hogging capacity and frequent visits won't be very desirable to the actual paying occupier - living with a couple can be awkward for some house-sharers because of the dynamics of their relationship, privacy issues and pressure on the cooking/bathing facilities.

The Landlordzone website is a very good source of advice on how to find and screen suitable lodgers, information about how the Rent a Room scheme works, templates you can purchase for the lodgers agreement, inventory and so on, tips for house rules and so forth.

As long as you find a decent lodger, you should enjoy the extra disposable income this will leave you with. If they work similar hours to you, this means your heating costs will reduce as I assume the boyf is around when you aren't and pops it on.

Mr_Thrifty

Why does your BF sleep in a separate room?