Kali No, the stipulation in the will makes it clear that the remaining spouse will live in the house as they did before their partner died. Any upkeep and expenses will, of course, be paid as normal by the remaining spouse but no rent is payable to our daughters. Kittylester, thankfully we both have our own savings and current accounts in our own names. The only joint account we have is for bills/food/house upkeep which we both pay into monthly. This may seem strange to some Gransnetters, but it's what we've always done. I like to have some financial independence should anything untoward happen, and my DH has no problem with that.