Can daughter buy our council house then rent it to me?

poppysarah

Your daughter must think of her future.
What if she meets someone and wants to live with them - but on their own. What happens then?
What if she meets someone and they live with you and then in ten years she gets divorced and they want half the house?

real1314

1. You CANNOT get HB if you rent from a family member who lives with you.

2. You CANNOT get HB if you are a part-owner of a house.

Both rules prevent HB being paid.

Even if the daughter moved out, rule 2 would still prevent HB being paid, and it would probably not be viewed as a legitimate commercial tenancy anyway; it's unlikely the OP would be prepared to evict her mum if the rent was not paid, and it's unlikely that she would be prepared to rent to anyone else. :cool:

squinty

t0rt0ise wrote: »

This is not true. You can usually assign the tenancy to someone who is elegible to succeed the tenancy.

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Yes, it is true.

I accept that one of the cirmcumstances where an assignment can take place is to someone who is eligible to succeed. However, this was not the question.

An earlier poster (Madjock) stated "there must be a reason for the HA not adding your daughter to the tenancy" The reason why this cannot happen is s91 of the 1985 Housing Act.

It is not possible for a sole tenant to assign the tenancy to a joiint tenant where he (or she) is one of the joint tenants.

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