Guest/Boyfriend Staying Over

xHannahx

95% of landlords aren't bothered as long as they get the money and you look after their house and hand it back in the same condition it was in when you got it.

The only issue with him staying over may be if you or your brother are on benefits, the benefit office need to be notified if he stays more than a certain number of days each week.

Guest101

xHannahx wrote: »

95% of landlords aren't bothered as long as they get the money and you look after their house and hand it back in the same condition it was in when you got it.

The only issue with him staying over may be if you or your brother are on benefits, the benefit office need to be notified if he stays more than a certain number of days each week.

No they don't. It is only if they live as one household that it would be material - it's a common mistake.

One household would generally mean this is the primary address, that bills are shared and that they lead a joint life. If the BF has his own flat/ house then there is nothing to go with the benefits.

MisterB1959

as a landlord it wouldn't bother me! one of the concerns is that as its a two bed flat, then are you subletting the other bedroom, but as your brother is on the lease (I assume), you sharing a bedroom with your partner shouldn't be a problem. any agency of course would be wanting an additional fee, such is the nature of their business !

jjlandlord

Guest101 wrote: »

You can also invite whomever you wish into the property.

'invite' as a short time, temporary guest, yes.
But not 'invite' to stay: There may be valid clauses against that in the tenancy agreement, and the landlord has a legal duty to prevent overcrowding (which actually may also have an incidence on the tenant having temporary guests).

It is not because a tenant "owns a lease" that they can do whatever they want.

Guest101

jjlandlord wrote: »

'invite' as a short time, temporary guest, yes.
But not 'invite' to stay: There may be valid clauses against that in the tenancy agreement, and the landlord has a legal duty to prevent overcrowding (which actually may also have an incidence on the tenant having temporary guests).

It is not because a tenant "owns a lease" that they can do whatever they want.

Really? We're going to argue this? Ok

If the boyfriend has his own home. He can spend every night of the tenancy at the property. He is not living there. He is staying there. His primary address is at his home.

Now can the tenant invite him to live there. Ie give up his home and move on a permanent ( as far as tenancy is ) basis. - in that case yes some overcrowding regulations may come into it. The clauses outside this scope are unlikely to be enforceable. He would be an excluded occupier, not a tenant.

Guest101

MisterB1959 wrote: »

as a landlord it wouldn't bother me! one of the concerns is that as its a two bed flat, then are you subletting the other bedroom, but as your brother is on the lease (I assume), you sharing a bedroom with your partner shouldn't be a problem. any agency of course would be wanting an additional fee, such is the nature of their business !

It wouldn't be subletting. It would be getting a lodger. Which is not subletting.

But that doesn't apply to partners as u correctly said.

jjlandlord

Guest101 wrote: »

Really? We're going to argue this? Ok

I'm not arguing but you obviously are, as usual.

I should add that your argument does not make any sense, and is completely worthless.

Guest101

jjlandlord wrote: »

I'm not arguing but you obviously are, as usual.

I should add that your argument does not make any sense, and is completely worthless.

Perhaps I jumped the gun at what I presumed was anti tenant talk.

I should've sought to clarify what you consider temporary and what you consider stay?

Timetochange89

MisterB1959 wrote: »

as a landlord it wouldn't bother me! one of the concerns is that as its a two bed flat, then are you subletting the other bedroom, but as your brother is on the lease (I assume), you sharing a bedroom with your partner shouldn't be a problem. any agency of course would be wanting an additional fee, such is the nature of their business !

I will be having one of the bedrooms and my brother having the other room. My brother and I are both on the tenancy agreement - boyfriend has his own house lives a little bit away so would only stay over at the weekend.

Kermie

Sadly I had a landlord (I had a room in a house share; landlord didn't live in the house) who threatened me with breaking the terms of the contract by having my cousin visiting me from New Zealand, and sharing my room for a week. Nightmare landlords exist... it's not such a stupid question.
He bullied and harassed me at a time when my Dad was terminally ill (hence the cousin visiting) and I wasn't strong enough to fight back properly. I wish I'd have taken him to court. I gave notice as soon as I could (after my Dad passed away) and left.
I'm not one for regrets but I do wish I'd have done something more to stop him getting away with such behaviour.