Do you charge your partner rent?

DD06

bargainbetty said:

Your partner should certainly contribute to all the household bills - utilities, TV, internet, food and cleaning, as she will be benefiting from those things and you should not be liable for all the costs for two extra mouths etc. I would recommend sorting out a list of regular expenditures and asking for a share of them, possibly based on your incomes or just a 50/50 split. 

If you intend to never allow her any share in the property, then bear in mind that you would need to make sure you pay in full for all maintenance and improvements and do not ask for a contribution to the upkeep of the property itself. 

Lots of people here are very quick to say that you should treat it as a partnership from the off and ask why you would have separate finances etc. Given that this is the first time you will have lived together, it makes complete sense to be cautious until you have settled into the new arrangements. When you can look at the future, decide on the future. 

I've known a couple of long-term relationships that crashed within six months of living together as they realised that they weren't nearly as compatible as they thought... 

Thankyou for your information, I will take this on board and make sure no contributions to the property are made… 
I have been on my own for sometime and no this is what I want… let’s see 

Rosa_Damascena

DD06 said:

bargainbetty said:

Your partner should certainly contribute to all the household bills - utilities, TV, internet, food and cleaning, as she will be benefiting from those things and you should not be liable for all the costs for two extra mouths etc. I would recommend sorting out a list of regular expenditures and asking for a share of them, possibly based on your incomes or just a 50/50 split. 

If you intend to never allow her any share in the property, then bear in mind that you would need to make sure you pay in full for all maintenance and improvements and do not ask for a contribution to the upkeep of the property itself. 

Lots of people here are very quick to say that you should treat it as a partnership from the off and ask why you would have separate finances etc. Given that this is the first time you will have lived together, it makes complete sense to be cautious until you have settled into the new arrangements. When you can look at the future, decide on the future. 

I've known a couple of long-term relationships that crashed within six months of living together as they realised that they weren't nearly as compatible as they thought... 

Thankyou for your information, I will take this on board and make sure no contributions to the property are made… 
I have been on my own for sometime and no this is what I want… let’s see 

Why do you want to live with your partner? Because if that's not a worthy reason resentment is going to set in at the first hurdle.