Money Moral Dilemma: How do I persuade my children to pay rent once they're home from university?

Baldytyke88

My daughter and boyfriend have been living for free in my home for the past 6 years. She has now seen the light and ditched the boyfriend and is offering to pay board. She starts as a teacher next week.

I am thinking about £200, which would be around 50% of what is charged on Spareroom.

I need to add up my expenses to make sure I am not making a loss.

I lose my 25% council tax discount, which is £360 per year ....

silvercar

Baldytyke88 said:

My daughter and boyfriend have been living for free in my home for the past 6 years. She has now seen the light and ditched the boyfriend and is offering to pay board. She starts as a teacher next week.

I am thinking about £200, which would be around 50% of what is charged on Spareroom.

I need to add up my expenses to make sure I am not making a loss.

I lose my 25% council tax discount, which is £360 per year ....

Sounds like anything will be a gain on what has been happening for the last 6 years. With the boyfriend gone, you only have the costs of 2 people living in the house not 3, so less electric/ washing/ hot water.
So you will have some saving on your current expenditure. 

With 3 of you living in the property, you would already have lost your 25% council discount, so that won't change.

Your daughter could pay the extra 25% council tax discount that you would have received if she had moved out. Plus a contribution to the utilities to reflect her usage.