What would be a reasonable rent to charge my wife's mother

smartpicture

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Electricity, gas, petrol, water (if metered), food and household items and phone bills will all increase. Old people need to realise that these things cost money and they should be making a contribution.

They spend far too long on the phone talking about the most inane things, stay in bed until late, expect you to wash and iron their clothes, want lifts everywhere, want special food, pure cotton sheets etc, etc.

I thought that was teenagers?

ging84

now kids are not moving out till they're in their 30s, and then parents are moving back in with the kids later on, it would save everyone a lot of hassle if the parents just went away for a couple of years and came back when they're dribbling

Miss_Marple_2

I would start off at a £100 a month untill you actually work out what the increased cost is ( increase in phone, gas, electric, water & food). I would not charge any rent, just her 'costs'.

I'm sure she will contribute more if she can, and buy you things for the house etc to show her gratitude.

Plus if you've got kids, she can babysit to say thanks, or if you go on holiday she can house sit or dog sit, so I'm sure she will pull her weight

(I am using my mum as the yardstick here and I don't know your mum-in-law, but hopefully all will work out well for you)

Old_Git

scottygees wrote: »

My mother in law is coming to live with us and I was wondering what would be a reasonable rent to charge her. This will include everything, gas electric, water, broadband, cable tv, and also meals. Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks

what age group ,I mean 50 or 85 .
has she got any income ,can she afford to pay you .
Do you need the money .
How long do you expect her to stay ? A few months or years .

Edit

How much would you charge YOUR mother .

poppysarah

Never mind how much you will charge her, what will it cost you when you want her to leave?

Is she planning to stay a long time?

Owain_Moneysaver

smartpicture wrote: »

I thought that was teenagers?

No, teenagers don't care about sheets and just want toast and pot noodles.

lincroft1710

smartpicture wrote: »

I thought that was teenagers?

You've never had old people living with you, have you?

shaggy

wow. just wow. there really is no family structure in this country is there . I personally wouldn't charge anything. If she pays something, accept it, but no need to mention or charge anything.

No wonder this country is falling apart.

suki1964

shaggy wrote: »

wow. just wow. there really is no family structure in this country is there . I personally wouldn't charge anything. If she pays something, accept it, but no need to mention or charge anything.

No wonder this country is falling apart.

I had both mum and dad come move in we us when mum could no longer cope on her own with him, and although we don't "charge", they pay half the rates, half the leccy and half the oil

Now it's just mum but still the arrangement stays

Mum has the heating on all day to keep warm, whereas hubby works away and I'm more active so don't have the rads on at all in our living areas. She also uses more electric then us. As for rates, we wouldn't have such high rates if we hadn't needed to buy this house to fit their needs

Mum has never been so well off. No house to maintain, full pensions from LA and police. And no real outgoings , just day to day living costs. She's never home alone, always got someone on call when she's poorly and tbh has a great life

Mind, our marriage is taking a battering

BigAunty

scottygees wrote: »

Unfortunately she has nowhere else to go at the moment..

Can I ask why she has not been able to find a rental property? Is this just an interim step before she finds a rental property or place to buy?

If its just a short-term thing, then I wouldn't charge her anything at all. She's not really going to add much onto the bills so treat her like a guest.

If she's moving in without a concrete plan for onward accommodation and without flagging up how long she expects to stay, then I'd say book your appointment with relate now as she could get a bit comfy there....