I am in the (fortunate / unfortunate?) position to have inherited some money after both of my parents died a few years ago. I am using it to purchase a small flat so my DD can live there when she is at university and since the cost of halls / private student lets is shocking. She would have a flatmate who would pay the market rate for rent but I’m struggling to think of if / what to charge DD.
She got a student loan in her first year and pays her halls from this. She also received some of the inheritance which will help with daily living costs across her whole degree so she won’t need a student loan each year.
Part of me wants to help her re hugely reduced or no rent but I also don’t think she should just have a lovely flat for totally nothing either. I don’t want her thinking she doesn’t need to work to get things or that money / flats just fall into her lap. It wouldn’t feel right to charge her the market rate either though.
I’m struggling what to do. AIBU to charge her rent & bills? She is 19 and plans to get a part time
student job too.