How much board for 18 yr old?

ElephantBoy57

My daughter lived here for a few months, then around a year ago moved into a council house with her boyfriend.

They now both wish to move back here. Daughter is in a sales job and does very well, earns a little more than me, £1k+ month. BF is not working, but is starting very soon, so I am told.

How much board should I charge them? We are in Yorkshire, it's my house, worth around £120k with £28k left to pay.

Pollycat

Why are they giving up a council house?
Are they moving back to enable them to save a deposit for a house?
It's not about how much your house is worth or how much mortgage you have left.
What are your bills and how much are they likely to increase with 2 extra people living with you? e.g. will you lose your single person council tax discount?
If they are wanting to save for a house, maybe you'd just want them to cover the extra cost to you.
Just curious how an 18 year old managed to get a council house.

JGB1955

We 'charged' my son 20% of his weekly pay.  I wouldn't he happy with the non-working BF moving in, unless he was also willing to stump up the same as daughter.

ElephantBoy57

Pollycat said:

Why are they giving up a council house?

It is in a rough area, its actually a flat.

Are they moving back to enable them to save a deposit for a house?
It's not about how much your house is worth or how much mortgage you have left.
What are your bills and how much are they likely to increase with 2 extra people living with you? e.g. will you lose your single person council tax discount?
If they are wanting to save for a house, maybe you'd just want them to cover the extra cost to you.
Just curious how an 18 year old managed to get a council house.

He was classed as homeless and vunerable.

I will lose my 25% discount, apart from that they will just add to the energy bills. She has talked about saving for a mortgage, but she also intends to go to uni.

I would prefer her here, to keep an eye on her. I was thinking about her paying the energy, council tax bill and if its not kept tidy a cleaner. They need to pay for their own pre-made food, using my bread etc is ok.

Pollycat

ElephantBoy57 said:

Pollycat said:

Why are they giving up a council house?

It is in a rough area, its actually a flat.

Are they moving back to enable them to save a deposit for a house?
It's not about how much your house is worth or how much mortgage you have left.
What are your bills and how much are they likely to increase with 2 extra people living with you? e.g. will you lose your single person council tax discount?
If they are wanting to save for a house, maybe you'd just want them to cover the extra cost to you.
Just curious how an 18 year old managed to get a council house.

He was classed as homeless and vunerable.

I will lose my 25% discount, apart from that they will just add to the energy bills. She has talked about saving for a mortgage, but she also intends to go to uni.

I would prefer her here, to keep an eye on her. I was thinking about her paying the energy, council tax bill and if its not kept tidy a cleaner. They need to pay for their own pre-made food, using my bread etc is ok.

Aren't you concerned that you might have 2 lodgers who can't afford to pay for their board?
How will they pay for a cleaner if they don't keep the house tidy if one is in education and the other may not have a job (you don't sound so sure that he will have one).
What is 'pre-made food'? 

ElephantBoy57

Pollycat said:

ElephantBoy57 said:

I will lose my 25% discount, apart from that they will just add to the energy bills. She has talked about saving for a mortgage, but she also intends to go to uni.

I would prefer her here, to keep an eye on her. I was thinking about her paying the energy, council tax bill and if its not kept tidy a cleaner. They need to pay for their own pre-made food, using my bread etc is ok.

Aren't you concerned that you might have 2 lodgers who can't afford to pay for their board?
How will they pay for a cleaner if they don't keep the house tidy if one is in education and the other may not have a job (you don't sound so sure that he will have one).
What is 'pre-made food'? 

I am aware that they may have more money now, the level I charge them may need to change.

I consider pre-made food to be pizza and microwave meals etc

He has worked, on and off.

onwards&upwards

If they give up the council flat will it go against them if they ever need housing help again? 

If the boyfriend was homeless, it would probably make sense for him to keep it, he’d have no security living with you and at their age the relationship is unlikely to last. 

ElephantBoy57

I have been thinking it might not last for the past 12 months.

Savvy_Sue

ElephantBoy57 said:

I have been thinking it might not last for the past 12 months.

There is no way I'd let a couple in a 'rocky' relationship move in with me. 

Kim_kim

How many other people live in the house?
if none, could you split the (non house) bills, council tax, energy, food, etc by 3. 

onwards&upwards

ElephantBoy57 said:

I have been thinking it might not last for the past 12 months.

That is not a long time.

I actually think it would be very wrong of you to enable a vulnerable young man (teenager?) to give up a secure home.