renting to my Sister and housing benefit

[Ptwoods]

Hope this is in the right place.

Hi i am a landlord with a number of properties and one has become vacant.
Could i rent my property to my Sister and her 2 week old baby She would need to claim housing benefit to afford the rent?
If so what is the best way to approach this?
TIA

[des8]

Basically you will need to treat the situation as if it was a normal commercial arrangement
e.g. provide a proper written agreement, charge a market rent, provide gas safety certificate etc etc

Your sister can then apply for HB, but the council might ask for more proof.

Good luck