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Budgey
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Hi all!
My 90 year old father who suffers from dementia has recently moved into residential care. For the past 50 years my parents (married 48 years) have been living in a rented council property In south west London. They pay full rent and do not receive benefits. We have just found out that Mum (89) is not on the secure tenancy agreement. I’ve been looking at ‘succession’ in order to have the tenancy passed from Dad to her, but from all the research I have carried out it only seems to be possible if the tenant on the current agreement has actually passed away. Does anyone know where we stand legally on this - and if there is any way we can ensure that Mum can safely stay in the property that she has lived in for half a century?
I would really appreciate any advice in terms of what our next steps should be. I have not notified the council yet that Dad has vacated the property, but I’m sure they will find out soon as they are part-funding his care placement.
Thanks,
Terry...
My 90 year old father who suffers from dementia has recently moved into residential care. For the past 50 years my parents (married 48 years) have been living in a rented council property In south west London. They pay full rent and do not receive benefits. We have just found out that Mum (89) is not on the secure tenancy agreement. I’ve been looking at ‘succession’ in order to have the tenancy passed from Dad to her, but from all the research I have carried out it only seems to be possible if the tenant on the current agreement has actually passed away. Does anyone know where we stand legally on this - and if there is any way we can ensure that Mum can safely stay in the property that she has lived in for half a century?
I would really appreciate any advice in terms of what our next steps should be. I have not notified the council yet that Dad has vacated the property, but I’m sure they will find out soon as they are part-funding his care placement.
Thanks,
Terry...