Changing names in council house

liekay

Hii...Just after some advice. Me and my other half are thinking about moving into his grandads 3 bedroom house as his grandad needs the company and we need more space. His grandad has been renting this house off the council for more than 60 years and eventually we would like this house to be our own.

I was wondering if the council would take the house off us when eventually he passes away ( which doesnt seem like anytime soon ). Just thinking of the future.

My other half has a little boy which will be staying with us every other weekend so theoreticly it will be his home too. Would this help our case.

Just want to know if there is anything we could do to secure this home as it is a lovely house and in a lovely area which eventually would love to raise my children etc.

Any advice would be appreciated.

sheilavw

Hi you would have to ask. When my Mum went into a care home they transferred tenancy to my Brother who lived with her, but wouldnt let him buy it. She had been a council tenant 50 plus years so would have got full discount. He is 45 so lived all his life in council property but they refused to sell it but agreed to him becoming tenant. I would enquire, nothing lost.

bundly

Brilliant idea for leapfrogging the waiting list!

paddedjohn

You could find yourselves out on a limb if the grandad dies, depending on how he became a tenant of this property he may not be able to pass it on.

I_luv_cats

paddedjohn wrote: »

You could find yourselves out on a limb if the grandad dies, depending on how he became a tenant of this property he may not be able to pass it on.

Section 87 provides that there can only be one statutory succession to a surviving spouse (this includes civil partners) or a member of the deceased tenant’s family. Where a tenancy was originally a joint tenancy and one of the joint tenants dies, or surrenders their interest, this counts as a succession;2 no further statutory successions can be claimed.

https://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN01998.pdf

Succeeding to a council tenancy

There can only ever be one succession to a council tenancy. In situations where the original tenancy was a joint tenancy and one of the original tenants has died, the surviving joint tenant will have taken over the tenancy by succession, the rules depend on the type of tenancy you have and when it started.


http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/families_and_relationships/when_someone_dies/if_a_tenant_dies/succession_rights

savingmummy

In the social housing rules you`d only be entitled to a 1 bed place from them.
Having a child that stays weekends make no difference.
My husbands friend has 4 daughters from his previous marriage and has been given a 1 bed flat where he has them stay at weekends.

You can ask but for you to keep the house your names would need to be on the tenancy i`m almost certain you need to be a tenant for 12mths plus (i could be wrong though)

liekay

Thank you all for your response. By looking at this it seems possible. As his grandad doesnt have a wife or civil partner at the moment anyway.
What my mum suggested that his grandad applies to buy the house as he would get a huge discount as living he has been living in it for such a long time and me and my partner pay the mortgage and then put house to us in his will.
Sounds like I want to do the old man out of a house which I dont at all, I love the dear man however need to start looking at the future as not getting younger.

liekay

savingmummy wrote: »

You can ask but for you to keep the house your names would need to be on the tenancy i`m almost certain you need to be a tenant for 12mths plus (i could be wrong though)

I am planning on being there for more then 12 months. I do hope that he stays alive for much longer than that.

savingmummy

Buying someone elses council home is a complete different thing to taking over tenancy.

PasturesNew

If you're living there with him and his health fails, you might queer his pitch for being moved into more appropriate accommodation for his needs and you could end up caring for a frail and elderly person with very complex needs.

kingstreet

liekay wrote: »

buy the house as he would get a huge discount as living he has been living in it for such a long time and me and my partner pay the mortgage

How do you think he might get a mortgage? Presumably, he's retired and on a low income of state benefits only?

Your partner won't be party to the mortgage because he won't be party to the purchase. You have to live in the property for at least twelve months before he can be added to the tenancy to have any chance of being involved in the right to buy.