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musashi10

Ok, I want to rent. It will either be a room in a houseshare or a 1 bed flat.

I have a girlfriend and she is likely to semi live with me.

What I want to know is.

If I go into a house share where they allow couples and I pay extra for that, is it ok for me only to be on the rental agreement and have it based on my finances etc?

Same for 1 bed flat, if I have the means to pay for it etc, does it bother landlords if my girlfriend stays over a few nights a week?

Sorry might sound stupid questions but I want to be clear on this.

Thank you

musashi10

I guess what I am asking is, in a standard rental agreeement for a flat, does it mention anything about not letting people stay over? or the terms by which they can stay over or become a tenant themselves?

Werdnal

It depends on the Landlord - some will, some won't. Ask when you view a place, as I doubt anyone here would be able to give you 100% definate answer.

Personally, I would have no problem letting my 1 bed flat to 1 tenant, so long as GF was an occasional "guest". If GF wanted to move in permanently, I might need to reconsider adding her to the tenancy agreement. In the past, I let to a single female tenant, and her daughter occasionally visited/stayed over, but there was never any intention for her to become resident. However, GF/BF arrangements may become more permanent!

BitterAndTwisted

musashi10 wrote: »

If I go into a house share where they allow couples and I pay extra for that, is it ok for me only to be on the rental agreement and have it based on my finances etc?

All landlords are different but if I was a landlord I wouldn't be happy fwith that sort of arrangement. There are legal complications with having someone permanently resident who doesn't have a tenancy agreement.

Same for 1 bed flat, if I have the means to pay for it etc, does it bother landlords if my girlfriend stays over a few nights a week?

Thank you

IF your g/f will only be staying a couple of nights week no landlord would be interested. Grown adults can have partners or friends staying over if they want and they are unlikely to be interested in policing what you do to that extent.

One does need to ask why, if you do rent a one-bed, you expect your g/f to stay over a couple of nights week but in a sharing situation, she would be living there full-time.

Is there a reason why your g/f would not want or be able to rent somewhere and and be on a tenancy agreement?

musashi10

Basically the situation is, she is renting with a friend. she has an agreement she is obligated to for another 6 months.

But she doesn't get along with her friend now.

I want to move out and rent now.

So she asked me if I rent a place if she can stay there with me. Would probably be more than 2 nights in reality.

If she were to go on the agreeement I'm guessing she would need her finances checked out and it would show that she couldn't afford to rent two places at the same time.

musashi10

Right from what I can gather from a bit of research is that it is fine to have 1 person on thee tenancy agreement if a couple are moving in. as long as the agreeement doesn't specify othrwise. It just means that the person not on the agreemeent forgoes most of their rights.

BitterAndTwisted

You are mistaken. A couple living in a property with only one person on the tenancy agreement is on the face of it straightforward. What will not be straightforward is what happens when they split up and the tenant on the agreement moves out and leaves the other still there.

I would also warn you about the risks of having yourself financially-tied to someone else on a tenancy agreement with someone you are not necessarily in a long-term committed relationship with, like being married.

You only have to read posts on this forum for five minutes to learn what misery people can find themselves in when relationships end and they're renting together.

Why not find a room in a shared flat or house until your g/f has got to the end of her tenancy? Most young sharers don't object to an occasional overnight guest: it's when they move someone in full-time that difficulties can ensue. Singles living with couples can bring about all sorts of horrible problems. Two nights a week? Bills shared between those on the agreement. Four nights a week taking a shower every day and doing their laundry? That's another person paying their full share.

dimbo61

No one has mentioned council tax or the other tenants!
Now if say 3 people live in a flat/house together its now a HMO ( standard)
So your g/f stays 4/5 nights a week ! but she still rents the other property and pays coucil tax there ( so that the CT covered) what happens if the other 2 tenats want to move B/f or G/f in as well.
One bathroom and 6 people living there is overcrowding and one veru unhappy landlord if council find out.
So if you can rent a one bedroom flat and hope landlord does not mind you having your G/f over a few nights a week.
Dont forget the CT issue

musashi10

Hi,

Just to clarify. I am not bothered about the money/paying for things equally.

I will be paying.

If we split she has a house to go to which she lives in now.

My question is, can you have two people living in a flat but only one on the tenancy agreemeent and the likelyhood that a landlord would be happy with that arranagement. Generally speaking, I know that everyone will be different.

SJJ1

My boyfriend and I and are about to move into our first rental property together through an agency.

I am relocating for a job which doesn't start until May.

Based on the rent amount, in order to get the house we have to earn X amount. Neither of us quite earn the amount individually but together we will be fine, however I have yet to start work so I would have to provide a guarantor.

After speaking to the LL the agency got back to us and said we could put my the tenancy in just my boyfriends name with a suitable guarantor and I could be added to the tenancy at a later date if we wanted.

They charge fees of £200 pp so that also means we don't have to fork out £400 (rip off!).

So I guess it all depends on the LA or LL. I think that as long as you can afford the rent then most would have no problem with this. We hadn't even contemplated putting it in just his name until they suggested it.

GDB2222

musashi10 wrote: »

Hi,

Just to clarify. I am not bothered about the money/paying for things equally.

I will be paying.

If we split she has a house to go to which she lives in now.

My question is, can you have two people living in a flat but only one on the tenancy agreemeent and the likelyhood that a landlord would be happy with that arranagement. Generally speaking, I know that everyone will be different.

I think the answer is that yes it's okay. If you look after the place and there are no problems, nobody looks through the fine print of the tenancy agreement.