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Cohabitation Agreement Required?

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  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    I checked this out as I have the same situation. My solicitor informed me that: 

    "Providing they do not contribute to mortgage or anything structural to the property then they do not have a claim. You can however charge them for the bills and ask for contributions towards decorating, similar to what you would do in a rental property" 
    The landlord/tenant model is a pretty good one you just don't have any rent payments.

    The things a landlord should pay for are the ownership ones, keep them as your own.

    The things a tenant would pay for are the living in a place costs, they can be shared.

    I would keep most maintenance on the landlord side.
    Bit of decoration could cross the line depending how extensive.

    Mowing the lawn would not, laying a new lawn would

    planting a specimen  tree : owner,  growing veg : shared. 

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