family temporary lodger

beugeney

Hi
My wife wants her sister and our niece to move in with us for a year. The reasoning is so she can give up her council house and save money for a new place without the burden of rent. My question is will I have a legal nightmare getting them out of my house if they suddenly decide they don't want to leave after a year? Do they gain rights after living with us for so long?
Thanks

Comms69

beugeney wrote: »

Hi
My wife wants her sister and our niece to move in with us for a year. The reasoning is so she can give up her council house and save money for a new place without the burden of rent. My question is will I have a legal nightmare getting them out of my house if they suddenly decide they don't want to leave after a year? Do they gain rights after living with us for so long?
Thanks

No. You can evict with either 'reasonable' or contractual notice.


Reasonable is generally accepted as one rental period.


So rent paid weekly, 1 week. Monthly 1 month.


HOWEVER your wife can have a guest there whenever she wants, so you wouldn't actually be able to evict if she didn't agree.


ALSO why give up a council (lifetime) tenancy?....

missile

They will not have rights, but you could be in a very difficult situation when three ladies decide they like the arrangement and it could be you who has to move out.

Nothing wrong with living in a council house.

If it were me - I would beg, borrow or steal the money to give SiL the deposit.

shortcrust

It’s not the legal side I’d worry about. It’s the “but I’ve got nowhere to go” and the “I just need two more months here then I’ll be set” that would put me off the idea.

HampshireH

Will you not be asking them to contribute to the household?

Bit of a cheek I think. She is lucky to be in social housing paying a reduced rent. Many aren't so fortunate.

I would be asking what she has saved so far and helpung her budget accordingly rather than putting her up but thats because my relationship would come before sharing my house with someone who deliberately gave up their home.

What if she hasnt saved anything in 1 year (and to be honest I assumed you meant to buy but she would have yo do a lot of saving to be in that position) it makes no sense if it is to private rent

hazyjo

It's a personal decision. And personally, I wouldn't do it in a million years. But it might work for you, so I can't comment on that side.


I would never rent to family (whether living with them or not).


Agree with HampshireH - have they managed to save anything while on a reduced rent? If not, why not?


Also not sure why they'd want to give up their council house when they presumably can't yet afford to buy.

New_and_Improved_Me

More women to cook for you. What you worried about....lol


Joking aside, living with family can be a pain at times.


If it works for your wife and it makes her happy, then maybe you should keep quite.


Maybe you could try it for a month BEFORE they give up their house and see how you get on.

Mojisola

beugeney wrote: »

My wife wants her sister and our niece to move in with us for a year. The reasoning is so she can give up her council house and save money for a new place without the burden of rent.

Does she think she will be able to buy a house outright?

If not, she'll have a mortgage to pay.

It's possible to get help to pay rent if income is low; that doesn't apply in the same way to mortgages.

It usually a foolish thing to give up a secure tenancy.

hazyjo

New_and_Improved_Me wrote: »

Maybe you could try it for a month BEFORE they give up their house and see how you get on.

Was going to suggest that exact same thing, until I thought about it further. What if one (or more) doesn't think it's working and the others do. If the answer is a 'no, ain't working' (for anyone, not even all of them!), I can only foresee problems/family rift in the future. If it's a yes, all good. But that's a big risk to take...