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Cohabitation & rent a room tax relief issues

podge018 · 2013-06-24 14:42:09

My partner received tax relief for renting a room in my property while we lived there together for the last 6 years or so. It was less than 10k a year so I didn't have to pay tax on the income. We have now bought a house together and the property is exempt from the Local Property Tax should one of the couple be a first…

24-06-2013 2:42pm

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My partner received tax relief for renting a room in my property while we lived there together for the last 6 years or so. It was less than 10k a year so I didn't have to pay tax on the income.

We have now bought a house together and the property is exempt from the Local Property Tax should one of the couple be a first time buyer (she is) and the couple use the house as their main residence (we will). "This exemption applies to married couples, civil partners or cohabitants if one of the couple is a first-time buyer."

So I looked into the term cohabitants for the purpose of this exemption and it says:

Cohabitant is a person who is a cohabitant within the meaning of section 172 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 and who is in a relationship of cohabitation (living) with another adult for a period:
Of at least 2 years, where they are the parents of one or more dependent children, and
Of 5 years or more, in any other case.

So my question is does the fact she was paying me rent mean we weren't cohabiting? I wouldn't have thought so. It would be my view that even a husband could charge his wife rent and she could get relief on this should she wish.

Anybody have any clear views on this?

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