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

silk_2

Why not rent a better/nicer/different house near hers? Since you are willing to do full rent anyway.. then it doesn't have to be a council house and you free that council house up for someone who might need it more.

geri1965_2

princeofpounds wrote: »

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

No, they are realistically priced. Private rents are ridiculously high.

Most people who claim housing benefit are in work!

dimbo61

Social housing rents have in many cases caught up with private renting.
If you speak to the HA and ask them the question.
Lots of people move in and out of relationships every year.
If you move in with your G/F she will lose her benefits BUT the two of you once married could use " Right to buy " to buy the flat.

debrag

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

Full rent on an HA property is lower that none HA properties.

antrobus

jannatiex4 wrote: »

My girlfriends lives in a council flat and is a assured tenant, run by a housing associations, she is working part-time so claims housing benefits.....

I have phoned up the council and housing association for general advise, the council said its not a problem, and on the other hand the housing association said that I should really move out. ...

Shelter helpfully list the grounds for eviction that apply to assured tenants of HAs.
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/eviction/eviction_of_housing_association_tenants/grounds_for_eviction

As you can see, 'marrying someone who has some money' isn't one of them, and I doubt whether or not the property would indeed become 'overcrowded' as a result of your moving in to live with your new wife. I suspect this is why the "council said its not a problem"; and therefore your girlfriend will not lose her council flat if you marry her. However, the HA who run the flats, state that you "should really move out", because they clearly would like people who can afford to do so, to do just that, so they can rent it to to someone else. But I don't believe that they can force you to do so.

geri1965_2

antrobus wrote: »

S However, the HA who run the flats, state that you "should really move out", because they clearly would like people who can afford to do so, to do just that, so they can rent it to to someone else. But I don't believe that they can force you to do so.

Why would they want to rent it to someone else? From their point of view they already have a tenant who is paying rent, if her partner moves in she gets off benefits and her income is more secure.

LisbonLaura

I bet Sir Fergus Wilson went through a similar iffy patch in his early days

Torry_Quine

I can understand that she is settled and doesn't want to have to move the children for school. Why can't you sell one of your houses and buy one in the area she lives?

antrobus

geri1965 wrote: »

Why would they want to rent it to someone else? From their point of view they already have a tenant who is paying rent, if her partner moves in she gets off benefits and her income is more secure.

Perhaps you should ask them if you're that interested.

It was the HA that told the OP that they "should really move out".

Lily-Rose_3

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays wrote: »

I would bloody well hope so.

Why on earth has this ^^^ got 16 'thanks?' (post number 2.)

Why should she lose her flat?

Has anyone actually read the OP properly?! He said he is going to move in and that she will come off benefits and they will pay the full rent.

I can see that the OP moving in would affect her benefits, but if he is going to move there and live with her and pay full rent, then there is no reason the HA would ask her and the OP to leave.

Why would they? All they care about is getting the rent and that the tenant acts reasonably and looks after the place (like most tenants do.)

In addition, if the relationship fails, then she will still have her flat.