Please or to access all these features

Elderly parents

Giving up council home to move back in with sick mum

53 replies

MrsBCup · 18/01/2020 11:15

My mum is 66 and had an eye operation to remove cataracts that went wrong so she has very limited sight now and struggles. I'm 27 with two children and I'm having to spend a lot of time staying at hers to help. I would say I'm only sleeping at mine one night a week.

The kids have their own bedroom at mums and I have a bedroom.

Would it be sensible to give up my council flat to move back in with mum full time until she's better and then private rent as I'm guessing I won't get another council place?

OP posts:
MrsBCup · 18/01/2020 11:20

She owns her home and we're still waiting on an operation date to try and get it fixed which they have no idea how long that'll take.
That's why I'm making sure I stay there at least once a week so that it's not left unattended for a length of time x

OP posts:
slipperywhensparticus · 18/01/2020 11:19

Part of your council tenancy will have minimum days in the property to stop people renting them and not living in them

Apolloanddaphne · 18/01/2020 11:17

It depends how long her recovery will take. Does she rent too? Can you live with her permanently? I wouldn't give up a council tenancy in a hurry.

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

This thread is closed and is no longer accepting replies. Click here to start a new thread.