Buying house, with partner moving in

Pixie5740

letsbetfair wrote: »

My solicitor wasn't able to advise - this Isn't their expertise - but thought common law tenancies might work.

I take your point about your now husband. Not charging rent would mean me supporting two adults, though, which seems a big ask (and hopefully this arrangement will work well for all).

I didn't charge Mr Pixie rent and he certainly never paid any of the mortgage whilst it was solely in my name but he contributed towards utilities, which we were both using, and food.

Find a solicitor whose area of expertise it is then. You need to decide if it's "your home" or "our home" and figure out the longer term plan. If you treat your partner like a lodger then don't be surprised if she starts acting like one.

letsbetfair

Thanks - they will sort out wills, assuming we go on to own together. Good point about marriage rights - will discuss that when looking to change ownership

I guess one difference between this and a typical arrangement is that my partner and her husband would each have a bedroom. If I was in a house this size on my own - or sharing one bedroom with my partner - I'd look to rent rooms (lodgers or Airbnb).

Red-Squirrel_2

letsbetfair wrote: »

I'm in a relationship with my partner, as is her husband (I'm not dating her husband). We'll each have a bedroom in the house. Does that answer your question, or were you meaning something else?

That answers it, thanks.

Your partner definitely isn’t a lodger, i’d probably say you were one household.

letsbetfair

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

That answers it, thanks.

Your partner definitely isn’t a lodger, i’d probably say you were one household.

Thanks. What would be the implications of that, in terms of then staying in the house and paying rent?