Unwanted housemate

[sistermag]

Hi,

Does anybody know what I can do to get rid of an unwanted housemate?!! I share a 2 bedroom house with another girl. It's part buy, part rent and we pay entirely equal amounts. My housemate has recently all but moved her partner in. I've kept track over the last month, and she's stayed 22 out of 30 nights (they went away for 4 nights this month too so she's all but living with us!) I don't have a problem with my housemate having her to stay occasionally but I feel that this is too much. I have tried to speak with my housemate and suggest that she needs to either spend less time here, or start contributing. Apparently, I'm being unreasonable (I should also mention the house is tiny, with cardboard thin walls so I here everything and feel like a gooseberry in my own home) my boyfriend stays once a week at most but as the 2 of them are always here, he's made to feel uncomfortable too. I've tried reasoning with my housemate to no avail. Can our housing association restrict her stays?! We had to go through checks, so presumably as she is always here she should be treated as a tenant?!! I am saving to move out but in the short term, it's driving me crazy and I need a solution!!

[danchip]

You need to talk to the housing authority, in these joint ownership schemes there is generally a clause in your contract saying that the HA has first option to purchase your share before it goes on the open market! Therefore they may be interested in buying back your share and your housemate can keep her share and still live in the property!

[EDDIE51]

Its a joint morgage danchip ! the 'share' is held jointly as well , both house mates need to agree to sell the share as it is only 1 share but jointly held .

[slinky.kate]

i would invite my friends and boyfriend to stay for a few weeks and see how she likes it???