Reasonable “rent” from boyfriend

[inabitofapickledonion]

Bit of background my and my partner broke up two years ago, we had lived in his flat together prior to this. I paid his £250 whilst I was working on low paid job straight out of uni.
When we broke up for 6 months I bought my own flat. We now live in said flat as it’s better location and condition that his.
I pay all mortgage and bills this comes to £800 per month.
I earn £1900 after tax per month.
He currently pays mortgage on his flat but is renting it out next month. He will have to “pay” £60 per month to rent it out after tax ect, however his mortgage will be paid and it will be managed by a letting agent.
He earns £2100 after tax, however gets £300 car allowance, £350 in fuel and 6k per annual bonus.
I have to pay for my own car and don’t get a bonus.
What is reasonable for me to ask him to pay me whilst living in my flat? We plan to do this for two years, then sell both and buy one together.

Get him to pay Bill's and food get him to do shopping or split it all 50/50 if you can't agree now, there is no point planning for the future.

I’d ask for £250 given that’s what you contributed when circumstances were reversed. Seems fair, say £259 each for bills and you both cover your own mortgages as neither has a claim on the others property.

When an ex bf lived in my flat, he just paid half the costs (mortgage and bills).

Oh, yes £250 sounds fair if that's what you contributed.

I’d expect him to be paying half! His own mortgage is (pretty much) covered, so both are accumulating assets and he’s getting half the benefit of living in your house. Maybe I’m extremely money grabbing but I wouldn’t let a man move in with me for £250 a month - equally I wouldn’t have allowed myself to pay £250 a month to live at his so I suppose that complicates things!

Please Do not listen to some of the posters urging you to get your boyfriend to pay towards your mortgage. If he does this and should you break up, he will be entitled to half the property. This has happened before, a couple move in together, only one is named on the mortgage/owns the property however both contribute towards the mortgage. it’s then gone to court and the judge has ruled that the partner who contributed is entitled to the property. There are legal rules about this, please read up about it but I think something like him putting towards food is ok. Not entirely sure about bills. Good luck

@OrangeHue no judge would award the boyfriend half the flat after a couple of years in this arrangement.
Presumably, if things go well, after a while the OP and her bf might get a property together anyway given that the current arrangement isn't workable in the long run.