Keeping my council house after marriage

myjessyb

I am currently living in a council house with my daughter ,i have been here for many years on my own after a messy divorce,  i met a lovely man who has his own house, he recently moved in with me to see that we get on before we move forward with marriage, he has rented his property out, what i want to know is whether we can continue living here together as i really dont want to move into his house, please dont judge, i have my reasons

sammyjammy

As long as you continue to pay the rent don't see any reason why you cannot live in the house as a couple, married or otherwise.

poppy12345

Are you claiming any means tested benefits, if so which ones exactly? As you're now living together you'll need to claim means tested benefits as a couple. If you're claiming tax credits this will end because you can't start a new joint claim.

As he also owns his own house which he isn't living in, if there's any capital in that house and it's more than £16,000 then entitlement to all means tested benefits will end.

myjessyb

We both work and claim no benefits, im not sure that because hes renting out bis house they would want to end my tenancy for me to move into his house, i probably worry too much but i wouldmt want to break any rules, if i have the conversation with the council i could shoot myself in the foot in the process

frugalmacdugal

Hi,

if you get council tax discount just now, you will lose that.

HampshireH

No reason why you would need to move out.

No reason why you would need to tell your landlord he owns a house.

No reason to put him on your tenancy.

Your property must remain your main and principal home. 

AlexMac

Forget the legal position; go with your heart. And don’t tell the authorities more than is good for them (or you)…

you deserve a happy future. Give him a chance (let him to move in to your place)… But don’t even bother to point out the obvious… that because your name is on the rent book, you can determine who lives there long term. 

And if, as we both hope, he proves to be trustworthy, you can sort out the property and financial issues later 

Ksw3

Some family members did just as you propose. It was fine, no issue at all. 

CSI_Yorkshire

AlexMac said:

Forget the legal position; go with your heart. And don’t tell the authorities more than is good for them (or you)…

you deserve a happy future. Give him a chance (let him to move in to your place)… But don’t even bother to point out the obvious… that because your name is on the rent book, you can determine who lives there long term. 

And if, as we both hope, he proves to be trustworthy, you can sort out the property and financial issues later 

"Ignore the law because feelings" is not usually good advice.

Fraud by deliberate omission is still fraud.

user1977

CSI_Yorkshire said:

AlexMac said:

Forget the legal position; go with your heart. And don’t tell the authorities more than is good for them (or you)…

you deserve a happy future. Give him a chance (let him to move in to your place)… But don’t even bother to point out the obvious… that because your name is on the rent book, you can determine who lives there long term. 

And if, as we both hope, he proves to be trustworthy, you can sort out the property and financial issues later 

"Ignore the law because feelings" is not usually good advice.

Fraud by deliberate omission is still fraud.

I'm not sure where any fraud would be - a secure tenancy isn't going be put at any sort of risk merely because you acquire a property-owning partner.

CSI_Yorkshire

user1977 said:

CSI_Yorkshire said:

AlexMac said:

Forget the legal position; go with your heart. And don’t tell the authorities more than is good for them (or you)…

you deserve a happy future. Give him a chance (let him to move in to your place)… But don’t even bother to point out the obvious… that because your name is on the rent book, you can determine who lives there long term. 

And if, as we both hope, he proves to be trustworthy, you can sort out the property and financial issues later 

"Ignore the law because feelings" is not usually good advice.

Fraud by deliberate omission is still fraud.

I'm not sure where any fraud would be - a secure tenancy isn't going be put at any sort of risk merely because you acquire a property-owning partner.

I don't think there is any in this case.

Just pointing out that "don't tell the authorities more than is good for them (or you)" could lead to a precarious situation in a general sense.