diff --git a/app/models/sales_log.rb b/app/models/sales_log.rb
index 7921112b9..24cf62550 100644
--- a/app/models/sales_log.rb
+++ b/app/models/sales_log.rb
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ private
       any_parent_attributes_changed = dependency[:parent_conditions].any? { |parent_condition| send("#{parent_condition[:attribute]}_changed?") }
       next unless any_parent_attributes_changed
 
-      were_in_derived_state = dependency[:parent_conditions].all? { |parent_condition| send("#{parent_condition[:attribute]}_was") == parent_condition[:value] }
-      next unless were_in_derived_state
+      previously_in_derived_state = dependency[:parent_conditions].all? { |parent_condition| send("#{parent_condition[:attribute]}_was") == parent_condition[:value] }
+      next unless previously_in_derived_state
 
       dependency[:derived_attributes].each do |derived_attribute|
         Rails.logger.debug("Cleared derived #{derived_attribute} value")
diff --git a/app/models/validations/sales/household_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/sales/household_validations.rb
index dafd947f5..50c5bce36 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/sales/household_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/sales/household_validations.rb
@@ -23,12 +23,9 @@ module Validations::Sales::HouseholdValidations
   def validate_buyers_living_in_property(record)
     return unless record.form.start_date.year >= 2023
 
-    if record.buyers_will_live_in? &&
-        record.joint_purchase? &&
-        record.buyer_one_will_not_live_in_property? &&
-        record.buyer_two_will_not_live_in_property?
-      record.errors.add :buy1livein, I18n.t("validations.household.buyers_will_live_in_property.buyers_live_but_no_buyers_live")
-      record.errors.add :buy2livein, I18n.t("validations.household.buyers_will_live_in_property.buyers_live_but_no_buyers_live")
+    if record.buyers_will_live_in? && record.buyer_one_will_not_live_in_property? && record.buyer_two_will_not_live_in_property?
+      record.errors.add :buy1livein, I18n.t("validations.household.buylivein.buyers_will_live_in_property_values_inconsistent")
+      record.errors.add :buy2livein, I18n.t("validations.household.buylivein.buyers_will_live_in_property_values_inconsistent")
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 7dd19188c..b2fd8ee8a 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@ en:
         no_choices: "You cannot answer this question as you told us nobody in the household has a physical or mental health condition (or other illness) expected to last 12 months or more"
       postcode:
         discounted_ownership: "Last settled accommodation and discounted ownership property postcodes must match"
-      buyers_will_live_in_property:
-        buyers_live_but_no_buyers_live: "You have already told us that the buyers will live in the property. Either buyer 1 or buyer 2 must live in the property"
+      buylivein:
+        buyers_will_live_in_property_values_inconsistent: "You have already told us that the buyers will live in the property. Either buyer 1 or buyer 2 must live in the property"
 
     tenancy:
       length:
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb
index 5adc66f76..1737371d6 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::Sales::HouseholdValidations do
         it "triggers a validation if buyer two will also not live in the property" do
           sales_log.buy2livein = 2
           household_validator.validate_buyers_living_in_property(sales_log)
-          expect(sales_log.errors[:buy2livein]).to include I18n.t("validations.household.buyers_will_live_in_property.buyers_live_but_no_buyers_live")
-          expect(sales_log.errors[:buy1livein]).to include I18n.t("validations.household.buyers_will_live_in_property.buyers_live_but_no_buyers_live")
+          expect(sales_log.errors[:buy2livein]).to include I18n.t("validations.household.buylivein.buyers_will_live_in_property_values_inconsistent")
+          expect(sales_log.errors[:buy1livein]).to include I18n.t("validations.household.buylivein.buyers_will_live_in_property_values_inconsistent")
         end
       end