Rights of adult kids in family home

Car1980

Practically there is not much she could do if you need a few weeks. By the time it went to court you'd be out anyway.

DoaM

Fair enough - I've obviously misread some posts. I just got the impression that posters assumed both children were female.

zagubov

Bex981 wrote: »

I'm no expert but it actually sounds like you have 'squatters rights'.

I'm baffled.
OP, I'd file this under F. For "forget".

PasturesNew

Age is irrelevant, for those saying it's time you left home....

But, it's clear your mum wants you out - and you have no "rights", so the best thing you can do is find somewhere to move to.

If you're scared/rents are high, then share a good sized studio or 1-bed flat. You don't "need" a 2-bed, 1's cheaper anyway.... and if you're not up for sharing a bedroom, then one can doss down in the living room... plenty of single people live in a studio, which is the same thing.

See how it goes for 3-5 years and if one of you's moved on/out then the other one should still be able to afford to stay in the 1-bed, so it's a better long-term plan.

teddysmum

I doubt that the council will take an responsibility for rehousing you, assuming there are no children and no disabilities. Adults with neither of these are the lowest on the priority list.


Some years ago, our local paper featured someone, that my husband once knew, who was ranting about the fact that the council would not let him have the council house in which he and his parents were living at the time of their deaths (a few weeks apart),thus rendering him homeless.


He was not listed as a tenant ,though he had lived there since returning from working abroad, so would have no rights and the council wanted their house back, immediately, as there was a waiting list for three bedroomed houses and they had no legal obligation to help a 30+ male in good health.

Wassa123

If you're paying more than half the rent between you then just move out into a small flat. Might cost a bit more but that's the price of freedom .

BorisThomson

Wassa123 wrote: »

If you're paying more than half the rent between you then just move out into a small flat. Might cost a bit more but that's the price of freedom .

If they're moving from council to private rental they could well be paying far more. In my (very average, nothing special) town a 3 bed council house is £90. A one bed flat is £120+, and there aren't many of them.

TBagpuss

As others have said, you're effectively lodgers. You don't have any rights.
GIven this, I'd suggest that you and your sibling don't wait for your mum to give you notice, but that you start making your own plans, now, to move on, either separately or together.

If you are both currently working, but only paying 1/4 of the rent and bills each, then you presumably each have some disposable income. Do you have any savings? If not, start building some, so you can pay a deposit etc.

Start looking into what is available locally - whether it's in a shared house or HMO, or private rented accommodation you could rent together.

It's worth baring in mind that you seem to have had the benefit of accommodation well below market rates for much longer than most people. I'm sure that you'll find it a bit of a shock to adjust to having to pay closer to normal market rates, but that doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with your mum deciding that it is time you move on.

(And of course, if you do both move out she and her partner will have to cover the full rent and outgoings, so, if it is any comfort to you, she will probably feel the financial bite as well, when you move out)

silvercar

How will mum afford the rent if the two adult kids move out and she loses over half the rent that they have been paying her up to now? Often the case if a parent has charged offspring more than it costs to house them.

No harm in going to the council and tell them you will be made homeless by your mum evicting you. It may be that the council have some accommodation not suitable for families that they may offer you. Or look for a private rental.

saajan_12

silvercar wrote: »

How will mum afford the rent if the two adult kids move out and she loses over half the rent that they have been paying her up to now? Often the case if a parent has charged offspring more than it costs to house them.

It is an adjustment, sure but perfectly fair to charge more than the tiny bit of bills extra from housing them. The same way that two sharers or a couple might split the rent in half even though the marginal cost of going from 1 to two people is a tiny increase in bills.

Further, the mother may not need such a big property, so may be able to move to a smaller property with lower rent. For example 3 bed to 1 bed probably will half the rent so she may not face an increase albeit move costs.