Will my girlfriend lose her council flat if i marry her? I own two properties.

harrys_dad

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays wrote: »

And the people's champion, Bob Crow :rotfl:

Not any more, he died.

Idiophreak

jannatiex4 wrote: »

My girlfriend has made a home of the council flat, she is happy there. If i didn't own a property i could move in no problem and pay the full rent and my girl friend would come off benefits, i thought this would be a good thing for society.

...but if you bought somewhere nearby, you could move her in and take her off benefits...society still wins. Plus, the council flat could be used for someone else in need (as your girlfriend was when she got it in the first place).

Strapped

jannatiex4 wrote: »

My girlfriend has made a home of the council flat, she is happy there. If i didn't own a property i could move in no problem and pay the full rent and my girl friend would come off benefits, i thought this would be a good thing for society.

The unknown for me is if she will lose her property because i own a property, and is their a law outside the tenancy agreement that can protect us in this situation?

My sister-in-law lives in a council house; she inherited a house a few years back but still lives in the council house. But as above, check the tenancy agreement carefully. I know of other cases where someone was granted a housing association flat due to being a single mother, but when she then promptly moved her boyfriend in, she was kicked out.

As to whether you should do it or not, is of course a matter only for your own conscience.

jannatiex4

thanks everyone, conscience is another discussion. I trying to under the law, again I'm finding in this thread there are conflicting situations. I'm assuming that there isn't a common law or policy that handles this scenario? When we get married and go to the housing association and notify them that i will be moving into the council flat, only until then i will know if my girlfriend will be kicked out of her home, this is not a very nice burden to have on ones shoulder when they are about to tie the knot!!

Mojisola

jannatiex4 wrote: »

When we get married and go to the housing association and notify them that i will be moving into the council flat, only until then i will know if my girlfriend will be kicked out of her home, this is not a very nice burden to have on ones shoulder when they are about to tie the knot!!

It should be clear from her tenancy agreement whether a spouse is allowed to move into the property.

If it isn't, she should write to them and ask about it. People are more careful about answering questions in writing than they are on the phone because you have evidence of what they said.

princeofpounds

beeg0d wrote: »

no because when he moves in she will likly loose her housing benifit and so pay the HA the full market rent for the propety

Typically the 'full rent' for these properties is still ridiculously low

carefullycautious

From my understanding of local authority. If you were trying to obtain a home from the local authority and gave false information eg. You already owned property, then this would be an offence.

If you have lived in your tenanted LA home for some time and inherit/ purchase a property you cannot in law be made to leave.

Do check this with the relevant authority as they will have their own policies on this matter.

PasturesNew

jannatiex4 wrote: »

... this is not a very nice burden to have on ones shoulder when they are about to tie the knot!!

But you're in a stronger and better position than one of your own tenants .... you could issue them a "Get Out" notice just because you didn't like the look of the boyfriend!

Mortgage_Mark_2

harrys_dad wrote: »

Not any more, he died.

...then he definitely doesn't still live there.

makeyourdaddyproud

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/council-spending/9275686/High-earning-council-tenants-will-face-paying-full-market-rate-for-homes.html