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Partner moving in

buttercup1979
buttercup1979 Posts: 22 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi everyone,

I need a bit of help please :)

My partner is in the process of moving out of his mum's home and into my flat which is in Glasgow. He has been on Glasgow City Council website to fill in the details about his change of address for council tax purposes but the form asks for landlord details etc. Additionally he is a full time student and in the process of applying for his SAAS funding and they have asked for a tenancy agreement.

So, since he is moving in with me I assume I will be his landlord. But do I then need to draught up a tenancy agreement for this? And is there any other paper work I need to complete or get since I am now technically his landlord? Neither of us are on benefits as I work full time and he is a full time student with a part time job.

I will call GCC on Monday but was just wondering if anyone here could shed some light on this for me.

Thanks in advance,.
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  • ch3101
    ch3101 Posts: 296 Forumite
    Do you own your flat or do you rent it?
  • buttercup1979
    buttercup1979 Posts: 22 Forumite
    Hi,

    I own the flat.
  • rs65
    rs65 Posts: 5,682 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Do it the other way round. You contact GCC and tell them you are no longer entitled to single persons discount. They will probably ask where he lived previously.

    Landlord status and tenancy agreement is surely unnecessary.
  • buttercup1979
    buttercup1979 Posts: 22 Forumite
    Thanks for the reply. I would have thought landlord status and tenancy agreement was unnecessary as well. That is why I am a bit confused by it all! I would have thought that for his SAAS funding application he would just have to send proof of address but he ticked the box that says "living with partner" and it states they need a tenancy agreement or proof of joint mortgage (which it isn't). We will call SAAS and GCC on Monday to sort it out but was just curious if anyone had advice in the meantime.
  • Kynthia
    Kynthia Posts: 5,692 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    You are not his landlord, he is becoming a member of your 'household'.
    Don't listen to me, I'm no expert!
  • buttercup1979
    buttercup1979 Posts: 22 Forumite
    Kynthia wrote: »
    You are not his landlord, he is becoming a member of your 'household'.

    There wasn't a tick box for that :laugh:
  • ch3101
    ch3101 Posts: 296 Forumite
    Yeah, I'd assume he'll be "lodging" with you unless you were to add him to your mortgage.
  • Werdnal
    Werdnal Posts: 3,780 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    If its not too off the wall a suggestion, why not ring council and ask?
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Lodgers don't need tenancy agreements.

    Partners don't need anything. In this case you just tell the council that you no longer are entitled to the 25% discount.

    Simple as that really
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • englishrose19
    englishrose19 Posts: 175 Forumite
    All she not be entitled to the 25% student discount instead?
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