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Should I be charging my partner rent?
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Unless there is a proper rental agreement , whereby he is a tenant, any payment he makes towards the house will give him a legal interest on the house.0
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in the past current partner moved in with me after 5 yrs, agreed to pay £75 per week to cover food and utilities. We moved to a bigger place, she still pays the same. we linked the amount to earnings.
1:3. Works for us. Both names on Mortgage. I pay all bills with the £75 per week contribution.
Not in our case but if you both split up just make sure your covered. Who wants a rent free partner getting ££££ later on. Difficult one.
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I read this thread with interest since my gf is moving in with me next week. We've agreed that I will continue to pay mortgage and bills (c. £1,200 pm) and she will pay for food (or rather anything we get in the supermarket) at £500 pm which is reasonably reflective of earnings. When we get our own place, we'll look again but have discussed putting in all my equity in addition to her deposit savings (c. 5:1) and we'll share all costs from then onwards. I've always said I should pay more since I earn more but she's having none of it!0
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