Is my Mother in law a Lodger

sevenhills

Mickey666 said:

Interesting point.  Does that also mean that 18 year olds have no security of tenure and can be legally thrown out of the family home?  Theoretically of course

If given reasonable notice, of course 

I had a lodger and it put my house insurance up from £65 to £75, but if you have declared how many people live there, that is sufficient.

user1977

I doubt insurers are bothered about whether family members are "lodgers" (or would try to reject a claim on the basis that they were), more whether you have relative strangers living under your roof (and potentially nicking stuff / setting fire to things / claiming compensation after they fall down the stairs etc).

Mickey666

Deleted_User said:

https://www.hethertons.co.uk/news/what-rights-do-parents-and-adult-children-living-under-the-same-roof-have-when-relationships-break-down/

This suggests that children over 18 can be classed as lodgers (and evicted fairly easily)

Best confirming with your insurer just to be sure 

. . . if they pay board and rent (according to that article).  Presumably if they don't then they are just classed as guests?

hamishandarchie

zagubov said:

The world seems to becoming far more bureaucratic so I don't blame you for being nervous but it looks very much like she is simply an occupant staying in your house and merely contributing her keep /expenses. 
Sadly for her, this informality means I doubt  she has any security of tenure. This might be different depending on which of the UK's three legal jurisdictions you're in.

The first sentence is what I wanted to hear.
Not too sure about the second sentence (LOL). We had a long standing agreement that when the time was right and when she was ready she would move in with us, That happened about her 90th birthday, over six years ago. Her tenure is secure, we will not let her go into a home, MIL is here till her last day. Just hope both my wife and I outlast her lol. AND NO I will not answer the next question.