Legal Options for girlfriend moving in with me

kelloggs36

My friend lived with her bf for many years and was the mother of his children. When they split, she was advised she had NO claim to the property as it was his before she moved in regardless of what she had contributed.

Radiantsoul

kelloggs36 wrote: »

My friend lived with her bf for many years and was the mother of his children. When they split, she was advised she had NO claim to the property as it was his before she moved in regardless of what she had contributed.

If you own it outright that might be true, but if there is a mortgage then a contribution to the capital would count as an interest.

kelloggs36

There was a mortgage, but she was still told that despite bringing up their twins and working, she had no claim at all.

jamie11

I see no problem with renting her a room under the rent-a-room scheme, you could charge up to 4250 per year without paying tax, she would be a lodger. You only have to give reasonable notice to remove a lodger.

Mind you, I don't generally approve of sleeping with your lodgers, I've never been that lucky...

casualwalks

kelloggs36 wrote: »

There was a mortgage, but she was still told that despite bringing up their twins and working, she had no claim at all.

By whom, a solicitor? If I were her I would have gotten a second opinion.

screamer

I have no advice to add Carlos because our situation is a little different as in we found the house together and I paid a small percentage of the deposit so my name is on a deed of trust, I just want to wish you all the very best.

I must point out that whilst I don't know Carlos in RL, we did get chatty on a thread I started almost 2 years ago. Carlos isn't a 40 odd year old man scarred by divorce and hoping it won't happen again, he's a young man who's put his heart, soul, blood, sweat and tears into his property, and presumably he was single when he got the house (well, he was flirty back then, so I assume he was single lol)

Good luck lad, whatever you choose to do. I do think a solicitor is the way to go but explain to your missus that it's to protect her aswell as protecting yourself and your house. I now know where I stand legally, and OH knows he won't lose his bricks and mortar and that's worked brilliantly for us. I've been down the road of not seeking legal advice when housebuying and I lost EVERYTHING, including personal belongings!!!!

Don't leave it too long before coming back to say hi. I miss you on the forum! We've still got the motorbike to sell too :-)

poppasmurf_bewdley

jamie11 wrote: »

I see no problem with renting her a room under the rent-a-room scheme, you could charge up to 4250 per year without paying tax, she would be a lodger. You only have to give reasonable notice to remove a lodger.

Mind you, I don't generally approve of sleeping with your lodgers, I've never been that lucky...

Many moons ago, when I was a student, I went to see a lady who advertised digs at her house.

When I asked her how much, she said "Will £5 a week be ok" to which I replied "£5 with pleasure love".

She then added: "No, with pleasure it's £8 per week"!!!!!!!!!! :rotfl::rotfl:

C_Mababejive

Google TOLATA and read of the case law on the subject..

theartfullodger

I'd be more worried about what the wife might do if I moved g/f in...

GSXRCarlos

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

The easy way to protect your assets is to not accept a single penny from her which could later be construed as rent/paying towards your mortgage. Half of the utility bills: fine. Half of the Council Tax: fine. Half of the grocery-shopping: fine. Nothing else. Nothing towards repairs/maintenance/improvements whatsoever.

Half of the bills etc sounds good, would i need to draw anything up to prove this. Would this allow me to keep the house seperate from all her other contributions?

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

Also OP from re-reading your post it sounds like your gf does not live with you just spends nights with you sometimes. In this case what is the issue. She would only have a claim if she lived with you.

Hi, thanks for your input, sorry i should have been more clear.

She currently rents, but by christmas her 6 month period will be up.

It's at that time that i'd consider having her move in with me. She's currently paying out rent (£400) + bills + food and it seems pointless if she's with me most of the time.

We've been together for 8 months now and by then will be about a year