Name on partners council rent book.

Iceman2017

Currently going threw the process of buying my parents council house with them. I'm going on mortgage with my dad as they can't get a mortgage for them selfs due to there age.
My partner has a council property and I'm wanting to move in with her but wondered if I will be allowed to have my name on the rent book with buying a previous council house with my parents and my name being down there.
Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.

Cheeky_Monkey

I for one am not going to bite :silenced:

AdrianC

There are thousand and three threads here about RtB. You may note a common theme to them.

theartfullodger

This is a wind-up, yeah?? Or just looking for a fight??

jbainbridge

Is it too early in the day to open the popcorn?

Caz3121

quite thoughtful for the OP to purchase an asset for his parents that they can then sell in the future to fund any care needs they have. Will certainly give them more options rather than being restricted to any care that benefits may fund. Obviously this means that the OP may end up with nothing back from their helpful deed but that would not have been the intent surely

xylophone

quite thoughtful for the OP to purchase an asset for his parents that they can then sell in the future to fund any care needs they have.

Presumably the house will be registered as TIC with a three way split?

If care were required by only one parent, the house could not be taken into account?

If by two and the house had to be sold, the OP would receive his portion of the value after the mortgage was repaid?

Iceman2017

The house wouldn't be mine purely doing it to help the parents out.
Planning on moving out next year but wasn't sure how it would work with my name being on the mortgage.
Just looking for friendly advice,

AdrianC

Iceman2017 wrote: »

The house wouldn't be mine purely doing it to help the parents out.
Planning on moving out next year but wasn't sure how it would work with my name being on the mortgage.
Just looking for friendly advice,

If you're going on the mortgage, then the property WILL be partly yours.

Cakeguts

No one's parents are helped out by anyone buying their council house. In fact once you and your parents own this house your parents will be significantly more at risk of becoming homeless. If you loose your job and cannot pay the mortgage on this house there are no benefits to pay if for you. If the house is repossessed your parents will be homeless. The council will not rehouse them they will have to find something in the private sector that they can afford. This might be a double room in a shared house depending on how much income they have. At the moment there is no danger of them becomeing homeless they will be able to rent their house from the council for the rest of their lives. I don't know whose idea this was but if your parents have never owned a house before they do not realise the dangers of becoming homeless.

If they become ill the house will have to be sold to pay for their care. You are unlikely to inherit more than a 3rd. Your parents will not be allowed to leave the rest to you. There shares will be used to fund their care.

The kindest thing that you can do for your parents is to not agree to this scheme. There is nothing in it for your parents only for you. For your benefit you will be risking your parents becoming homeless.

trevormax

You may have noble intentions however you may not understand the high risks involved to both you and your parents.

As has been said, there is risk your parents could become homeless if the mortgage payments arent made. Also, if you do not intend to live there, it might make getting a mortgage very difficult.

There is signifficant risk to your investment if they need to go in to a care home.

There are many repair and maintenance costs involved which are currently paid for by the council.
Boiler needs replacing? Thats a grand or two.
Kitchen getting old and falling apart? Theres another 3 or 4 grand.
Window been smashed, thats gonna cost £££.
Roof leaking?
Front door falling off? etc etc. All currently covered by the council.

In relation to your question. It is not easy to just get your name added to a council tenancy with your partner. There are lots of rules and I think these are different from council to council. Easiest way to find out is for your partner to phone up her housing officer and ask them. Make sure she points out that you are currently NOT living with her or it could affect any housing benefit and council tax reductions. If it is anything like my council, then you'd need to be living there for a year first (and able to prove it).
Personally, I think she would be better off NOT adding you since it makes things very complicated if you are added and then split up.