Can my boyfriend move into my housing association house with me?

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Just wondering if this is allowed? I live with my son and I am the tenancy holder.
Would I have to tell the Housing Association if my partner moves in with me? Do they need to know someone else is living here? Has anyone had their partner move in (if they are in a council or HA house) and if so, did you need to inform them?

Yes, you need to inform your landlord . They are required to undertake a right to rent check.

Became full because if you do inform them he might have to go on the tenancy and that could cause all sorts if problems if it doesn't work out. Perhaps seek advice before moving him in.

Became full = be careful

How long have you been together and is your son happy if he moves in.

I wouldn’t let him move in. You’ll lose your benefits.

How do you know she's on benefits.

Not everyone in SH housing is on benefits...some of us go to work

A lot of people who go to work are on benefits

Yes, you will need to tell the HA.

You need to read your tenancy agreement or check with your housing officer. It may be that after a period of time, they expect partners to be added to the tenancy agreement.

I would be very wary of adding him to the tenancy.

How long have you been together?

No you do not need to tell them as you have a right to quiet enjoyment of your property.

They could only really become involved if you breached an occupancy tolerance or sub-let it out or something along those lines.

Do not put him on the tenancy as then you can't kick him out legally. I made this mistake with a girlfriend in my late teens and it was stressful. I ended up leaving the SH flat anyway but had I chose to stay it would have been very difficult.

I would because then later on down the line you don’t know if there are people around that could report you.

How long have you been dating him?
does your daughter want to live with an unrelated man?

There are a lot of potential downsides to this. Tread carefully.

I work for a HA - we would prefer it if you told us, but plenty of tenants don’t. We don’t mind when tenants move partners in, it doesn’t change anything, obviously if you’re claiming UC then you need to tell them.

You'd need to tell the council because you would no longer qualify for the single person discount. If he moves in with you, make sure he knows he'll have to pay his share of the bills.

Not necessarily.

My sister recently asked if her daughter’s boyfriend was allowed to move in and it was confirmed she would not lose her benefits if he did.

Wow. Talk about assumptions and bad reading comprehension. The very first line of the post says she has a son.

Don't you have to pay more rent when there's another working adult?
That's how it works where I am.

Thanks, looks like a lot of mixed information. I'm not sure whether to say anything or not. It does say in my contract that I can't sub-let my home out, is that not the same as him moving in?

You could ask the HA? The advantage of this would be that you can ask them at the same time what rights he would have, if any, and it’s best you get that straight in your mind before you move forward with this. Also, to me, given it’s you and your child’s home that is at risk if you break the rules, if I were you I’d want to play it by the book.

There are a lot of threads on here though featuring people who put their new partner on their tenancy and regretted it later. If you look at the “similar threads” that pop up below your thread you will see a load of them, might be worth a read!

Also, pp are right, IF you have benefits at the moment, this might change your position and you need to think it through with your BF. Are you on the same page about what he is going to contribute to the household?

Subletting is renting to others and you not living there.
you don’t have to tell your HA unless you’ll be over occupying.
You can tell them and not put him on the tenancy.

Echoing the advice to not put him on the tenancy. There's many, many a tale of woe on here where women have done so and regretted it hugely down the line.

Why would he have to go on the tenancy?

That's not true.

Yes OP he can move in with you and you should let your landlord know, but definitely don't add him to your tenancy as that could cause issues down the line.

You could always ask Shelter about it, they have online services, if you'd rather not talk to your housing officer. (Shelter aren't just for homelessness).

Why does he want to move in with you? Don’t let him - carry on as you are as it will be difficult to get him to leave when the relationship ends.