Joint account / new house / housing association/ advice needed?

sarahe

Hello
After years of academic study my partner has got a part time job so for the first time we should be able to afford to save some money and get a joint account.

At present all the bills come out of my bank account and I transfer money to his bank account to cover the bills he pays for and some spending money. I'm not rich - I'm a teacher 3 days a week and we have 2 children a third on the way ( Aug 2nd).
So we need to save for a bigger house - this house which I love is just too small and is in my name.

So what advice can you give?

Shall we try and get a joint account - carry on as we are?

Shall my partner as a first time buyer try and get a mortgage? Or shall we get it together? We both have wills and my mortgage company has on record that he lives here.

Should we look at housing associations?

thanks for reading this

grumbler

sarahe wrote:

...Shall we try and get a joint account - carry on as we are?...

Not an advice, but just couple of links ...

joint current accounts ??? best and pros and cons ???

Joint Account

P.S. This question is for 'Budgeting & Current Accounts' board, the other two - for 'House Buying, Selling & Property Prices' board.