can I live on my fathers land

[desertfox]

We have become a financial situation where I have lost half my business. We will have to move out of the rented house we are in as its my sisters and she needs to sell it. No normal letting agency will accomodate us as they do not allow pets, two cats and a dog. which leaves us with estate properties that are over 1k a month. The other option is to live on my fathers land. He has an old in door pool that we could use. The property is let to proffessionals. I deal with the house as my father is away and maintain the property. Could I live on the land as a maintenance and security land lady? The outbuilding (pool) is far enough away from the house as to be private and is not causing any problems with neighbours etc as there aren't many. What if I get some chickens? We used to keep them when we all lived there. Can anyone help me, give me some advice. Its either squat or go onto benefits and sponge!!!! Never done it and don't want to start now.

[bednobs]

or put the pets into rescue?
you post isnt all that clear - you are renting out your father's house/land at the moment? If there are tennants in there, wont it be a bit of a shock to them to find someone living in their garden?

[Mr Veritas]

At present the indoor pool (presumably) forms part of the main property.
You would have to legally detach it from the house deeds,and even if you CAN do that,I doubt whether a council will give you permission for change of use of the building to residential use.
You will definitely need planning permission for this(sorry) and I think (off the top of my head that this unluikely to be given for the use that you require.
Also wouldn't the professionals who let the house object to the removal of the swimming pool from their lease,and would they not also require a lowering of their rent to cover this..
You could live in the main house as a maintenance and security person,but not,I feel in the converted pool house(for the reasons given above).
Why not phone your local planning department,and just tell them you want to convert the poolhouse into residential accomodation,and see what they say.
Sadly,I fear it will be in the negative.

[Richard1966]

If the Professionals tenancy agreement states that they are renting the Pool as well as the house then, no you cant as its technically their whilst they have a tenancy. If its not covered by the tenancy agreement then as long as you have the consent of the landlord you could live init as long as it has planning permission for habitable accomodation.

In your post you keep saying us. If you have children under 16 then you are far better contacting your local council housing department than forcing them to live in a swimming pool.

You are not sponging from the benefits system if you have a genuine need to claim while you get back on your feet and find work. Its a safety net system for a reason and frankly it sound like you need its safety.

Contact your local council next week and your local CAB to find out about the benefits you can claim.