How to split Rent costs with Partner

DebtFreein5Months

Howdy

OK, 1 takes home £1100 a month.
Other takes home £2500 a month.

A £750 rented place costs about £1350 a month - all in (food, bills, rent, bleach, shampoo, toilet roll etc - all living costs)

If the person earning £2500 (i.e. 2,5 times the other person) should that person pay 2.5 times more than the other?

So...Person 1 contributes £400 a month from their £1100
Person 2 contributes £1000 a month from their £2500

Is this fair? or should it be 50/50?

Thanks for your views

Noctu

DebtFreein5Months wrote: »

Howdy

OK, 1 takes home £1100 a month.
Other takes home £2500 a month.

A £750 rented place costs about £1350 a month - all in (food, bills, rent, bleach, shampoo, toilet roll etc - all living costs)

If the person earning £2500 (i.e. 2,5 times the other person) should that person pay 2.5 times more than the other?

So...Person 1 contributes £400 a month from their £1100
Person 2 contributes £1000 a month from their £2500

Is this fair? or should it be 50/50?

Thanks for your views

In my opinion, it should be proportionate i.e. what you outline above.
It's not fair to skint the other person if you're meant to be in a partnership.

DylanO

I think it should 50/50. Unless you are married or have children, there really shouldn't be any reason you shouldn't pay your way.

I could possibly be persuaded that the rent could be split proportionally (depending on whether the higher earner wanted to live in that place, and not somewhere cheaper) but not the other household bills.

londonsurrey

It depends. If you're a happily-ever-after-we-are-trothed-each-other-and-named-in-each-other's-pensions-everything-in-one-pot, then it's pro rata.

However, if it's a relationship where you're independent of each other, and not looking at forever, then it's 50-50, although the one with more may offer to pay more, or for some of the holidays and bigger expenditures.

DebtFreein5Months

Thanks Noctu I agree with you - but some of my friends are horrified that I think this is fair - they think that it should be 50/50 out of principle of equal rights etc etc - but you're right - the other person would end of being skintos.

aliasojo

Assuming you don't want to go down the route of pooling everything into one big pot, then yes it should be proportionate imo.

If you are just flatmates then 50/50 would be fair, but not fair for a couple who are supposed to care for each other. Sometimes caring costs.

I can't see that one half of the relationship having shed loads more disposable income than the other would be conducive to a good relationship.

[Deleted User]

Depends how you live as 'partners' - i.e. the married version is typically to pool the household income, subtract the costs, divide the remainder between the two.

It all depends on how your relationship works

If your combined income is £3600, your costs are £1350, then you should both get £1125 after everything is spent. So your partner should give you £25 and then pay for everything, to ensure you both have the same amount of money after your costs.

DebtFreein5Months

Thanks for the views - more info - no kids together but committments to CSA of approx £220 for the lower earner (which makes the 50/50 a bit tricky). Independant relationship - I wouldn't ever have a joint bank account

justjohn

depends if the other person is a lodger or a partner.

DebtFreein5Months

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Depends how you live as 'partners' - i.e. the married version is typically to pool the household income, subtract the costs, divide the remainder between the two.

It all depends on how your relationship works

If your combined income is £3600, your costs are £1350, then you should both get £1125 after everything is spent. So your partner should give you £25 and then pay for everything, to ensure you both have the same amount of money after your costs.[/QUOTE]

OMG that's a very interesting point - I wouldn't dream of doing that in a million years. Hummmm....

DebtFreein5Months

in a relationship - BF and GF.