I am sorry if this is not the right place to ask this question, I've been looking for somewhere to ask this and you people seem to be in a good position to know a thing or two about this...
Put simply, I need to aquire the rights to a tenancy for a Housing Association owned home (who took over from the local council).
Briefly:
1997: living with parents, setup direct debit from my own account to pay council rent
1998: living with parents, setup direct debit from my own account to pay coucil tax
1999: mother died, asked council for right to succession to get my name on the tenancy - was not allowed, succession automatically passed to father (already on tenancy)
2001: father left house, moved in with new girlfriend, now living alone in house, but still in father's name
2001 (I think): Housing stock passed from Council to Housing Association
2004: son born, registered at this address.
2005: now a single parent, equal share of son, so he's here 7 nights out of every 14.
2008: married to foreign national.
It's this last bit why I am asking this question. In order to prove I can adequately support my wife when she applies for her residency visa, I must supply proof of rent/mortgage and although I am paying the rent, it's in my dad's name, so I can't see how I can prove anything? My dad has no interest in this house anymore and I can't afford to take rent elsewhere and want to keep this house (lived here since I was 7 and I'm now 35, so quite attached).
Do I have any rights at all or have any way with a housing association to take the tenancy into my name? Assuming my dad's going to live for a while yet, I won't get it through succession (not even sure I qualify for that?) but having lived here for 28 years, the last 11 of which paying full rent and council tax for the last 10, do I have a way to aquire the tenancy because of this?
I have never missed any payment, cause no trouble to anyone, never had any complaints, have always arranged access when required - in short, been a perfect tenant, not that this probably has any bearing?!
Put simply, I need to aquire the rights to a tenancy for a Housing Association owned home (who took over from the local council).
Briefly:
1997: living with parents, setup direct debit from my own account to pay council rent
1998: living with parents, setup direct debit from my own account to pay coucil tax
1999: mother died, asked council for right to succession to get my name on the tenancy - was not allowed, succession automatically passed to father (already on tenancy)
2001: father left house, moved in with new girlfriend, now living alone in house, but still in father's name
2001 (I think): Housing stock passed from Council to Housing Association
2004: son born, registered at this address.
2005: now a single parent, equal share of son, so he's here 7 nights out of every 14.
2008: married to foreign national.
It's this last bit why I am asking this question. In order to prove I can adequately support my wife when she applies for her residency visa, I must supply proof of rent/mortgage and although I am paying the rent, it's in my dad's name, so I can't see how I can prove anything? My dad has no interest in this house anymore and I can't afford to take rent elsewhere and want to keep this house (lived here since I was 7 and I'm now 35, so quite attached).
Do I have any rights at all or have any way with a housing association to take the tenancy into my name? Assuming my dad's going to live for a while yet, I won't get it through succession (not even sure I qualify for that?) but having lived here for 28 years, the last 11 of which paying full rent and council tax for the last 10, do I have a way to aquire the tenancy because of this?
I have never missed any payment, cause no trouble to anyone, never had any complaints, have always arranged access when required - in short, been a perfect tenant, not that this probably has any bearing?!
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