I have a tenant who has been on a 12 month assured AST for 18 months (now periodic). She has paid the rent on time. She has a 19 year old daughter living with her (not on the agreement). She has informed me that the daughter has a medical problem which means the daughter can't work and she the mother will have increasing difficulty paying the £930 a month rent.
She wants me to provide a new tenancy agreement for the daughter and her "with a suggested split of £330 for the daughter and £600 for myself" to use her words. The daughter is going to claim housing benefit (the LHA for the area is about £310 for one person.)
I'm not sure I have ever heard of a rental split being agreed on an agreement, splits normally being a matter between tenants?
I would be happy to keep her on, even though the garden is in a mess (she hasn't cut the grass once- I left my mower for her- it is like a meadow!)
I am wondering if there are any potential pitfalls to the arrangement, having another person on the agreement claiming HB?
Grateful for your views.
She wants me to provide a new tenancy agreement for the daughter and her "with a suggested split of £330 for the daughter and £600 for myself" to use her words. The daughter is going to claim housing benefit (the LHA for the area is about £310 for one person.)
I'm not sure I have ever heard of a rental split being agreed on an agreement, splits normally being a matter between tenants?
I would be happy to keep her on, even though the garden is in a mess (she hasn't cut the grass once- I left my mower for her- it is like a meadow!)
I am wondering if there are any potential pitfalls to the arrangement, having another person on the agreement claiming HB?
Grateful for your views.
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