Rent

[Quadmumma]

I currently reside with my partner and our new baby (15 weeks) in my partners parents home.
my partner has a full time job he comes out with £400 weekly, I’m currently at home with baby.
recently his mum has put our rent up to £550 monthly plus buying our own food etc
mum just wondering how much people would charge or do charge for rent these days, obviously I help out in the house as atm this is the only way for me to contribute as I’m not in work and I can’t get free childcare until baby is 9 months old, I’d also like to note that parents monthly income is £4k including our rent once all bills are paid it’s £2.2k
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Sounds reasonable to me for a family of 3.

£550 a month is cheap. If you don't like it move out?

I notice you edited your post after the first two replies.

Seems vert unkind of your in laws to increase rent just when you're struggling on ML and they are comfortable. Unfortunately as you are living in their home, you can't change it.

Can you not work part time/ an evening job around your partner and then get your own place?

How much would rent be if you moved out?

This is what I am trying to do but I have no childcare for LO

Work when your partner is home or at the weekends.

Do you not pay anything at all towards bills? Wifi, gas, electric, water, TV, council tax?

If all it’s currently costing you to house 3 people is £550 then you’ve got an absolutely amazing deal. You’d be looking at probably £1500 if you were having to pay actual rent PLUS all the bills, plus your food shopping.

Their income is irrelevant, you have a cheap deal for access to a whole house.

Personally I wouldn't charge my own family this much, unless I was secretly putting it in savings pot to help them with a house deposit, to help them get on their feet. It is probably a very good deal compared to renting elsewhere though.

My husband and I are long-term renters (10 years +) with a young child. We both have to work our backsides off to pay rent as we can't afford to get a mortgage. We pay £1,150 per month for private rent alone so would say you've got an excellent deal.

Your ILs income is none of your business.

£550 a month for rent, heat, electric & hot water for three is not much. how many rooms do you have, 1 or 2? Parking?

A room in a shared house in my closest town is about £800 + share of bills.

I think your ILs are making it clear that you should plan to pay market rate, ie you need to go back to work in 6 months and not expect them to subsidise you for longer than is absolutely necessary.

I don't think the amount is unreasonable if it includes heating, fuel and water etc.

You cannot claim Housing Costs in Universal Credit where you live with a close relative unless it's separate accom and you can show it's a proper arm's length commercial arrangement.

Can you rent a place of your own locally?

Well it's cheaper than a room in a flatshare would be round here, and a lot cheaper than rental of a 1 bed flat. You know what to do if you don't like it.....

My parents could quite comfortably house us as they have a very large property. But the way I see it is I'm an adult and my child is my responsibility. Hence why we work hard and rent privately. It's really tough financially but I'm not my parent's responsibility.

Sounds more than reasonable to me for 3 people. Maybe your ILs felt obliged to help due to baby but now feel you are taking the mick. Did you work before baby? In which case surely you're on MAT leave. If not why on earth did you have a baby when you don't have your own place, you didn't have a job and your partner is a low earner?

East Anglia 1000 pounds for a double room in a shared house.

You'd find it hard to get one though because most house shares are either lone adults or couples and for obvious reasons babies/toddlers have a big impact on the rest of the household.

Studio or one bed flats are more like 1200 per Month plus bills.

It's not just rent though - it's all bills included?

My DS and his GF (no children) were in a double room professional houseshare and paid £550 about 5 years ago. Before they moved out into their own rental place.

So it sounds very reasonable for the 3 of you.

You've got cheap, subsidised rent and bills and it sounds like you are resentful of the fact that they expect you to pay anything.

I'm not sure why anyone else should subsidise two adults who have decided to have a child together - presumably you looked at whether you could afford to have a baby and made a grown up decision about it.

If you're unhappy you could look at renting privately somewhere else.

I dont think its too bad but you sound resentful of the amount?

After the rent, you are left with £1100? Along with child benefit?

Say you spend £300 a month on shopping for the 3 of you, that leaves £800 a month? Say another £200 on other bills/expenses (phones, travel...) thats £600?

Thats not a bad amount to have left over to save for a place of your own.

£550 for rent (depending on where you live and size of house of course!) is pretty reasonable.

Especially if that covers bills too? We pay for electricity, gas, water, council tax, internet. That would probably be another minimum £300 per month, again depending on so many factors!

£550 rent for a whole house? That's a bargain and a half! Where my parents live in the SE, you would be lucky to rent a small room for that price.

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Precisely this OP.

If you want to know if it's line with other housing have a look on zoopla in your area. I pay £430 for a 3 bed currently though it's a council house