lodgers rights

[sallybb]

To help our daughter get on the property ladder , we purchased a small starter property with her, she owns 40per cent the rest is owned by my husband and I ( there is no mortgage involved) in return she pays us a small rent to cover interest that we would have received, if our money was invested elsewhere.
She has a long term boyfriend of two years who she wishes to move in. All the bills will remain in her name and but he will contribute to the bills.
This rises concerns for us . The relationship has been very on/off, and he has had many last chances to mend his ways. Should the relationship go pear shaped and she wishes to end it, and he refuses to leave. Does he have rights to stay put? Can she give him notice to leave the property? As the house is partly owned by us, can he insist on we continue to provide him with shelter, or financial benefit?

[Pigletion]

http://england.shelte...nd_subletting/lodgers

If they are a lodger, not a tenant/subtenant, they have very few rights. You can just give reasonable notice and throw them out. He would have no right to stay put. At very worst you would have to get a court order and get him removed.

You could make them sign a lodgers agreement...? Or if he's paying you rent, he's a tenant. It gives him more rights, but also you would have a proper rental agreement with termination clauses in it.

If it all went wrong, why would he want to stay? I would discuss this rationally with your daughter.

[sallybb]

He can be a unreasonable and stubborn character, we have visions of him just being difficult for the sake of it, just to make her life miserable.
Both articles are very useful. I think the best plan of action would be only to take rent from our daughter, which is the current agreement and that he just contributes expenses directly to her. Also , she protects herself with a written agreement that if there is a failure in the relationship, he has to move out.
Many thanks, your contributions have eased our minds more.

[cassa333]

And not forgetting of course that long term partners can sometimes gain rights over property in the others name!!! Sometimg along the lines of a benificial interest?

[cassa333]

Soory forgot to add. Don't let him pay for any home improvements outright or contribute a large proportion to as that can add weight to any claim he may try to have later.