Living in a property my wife owns whilst I am in IVA

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carl153

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Post by carl153 » Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:01 pm
My wife is buying a property which I will live in. Nothing is changing for me in terms of how much I pay vs what I pay now for rent. Would I need a tenancy agreement with my wife or is the money going out of my account enough?

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Post by kallis3 » Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:45 pm
It is best that you go down as a lodger with a rent book until your IVA is completed and make sure rent comes out of your account every month. If not then your creditors could say you have an interest in the house at the end of the IVA and try to make you pay more into the IVA
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Post by Foggy » Sat Oct 16, 2021 8:08 pm
Your IP is likely to need to see a tenancy agreement. There could be issues with them attempting to establish that you have an interest in the property ( even with the tenancy ). Will you be living together or are you separated ?
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