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Moved: Home Buying Solicitors letter stating equity query = ANY IDEAS
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Live-in doesn't think he should contribute to the bills
My boyfriend owns his own flat. I sold my flat 6 months ago, and I'm due to complete on my new place next week (fingers crossed). We lived together previously and plan to again, but something he's just said is bothering me. He's planning to rent his flat when we move back in together, but hasn't set any of the wheels in…
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What was your biggest misconception about money when you were a child?
The Social team posed this question on Twitter a while back after we debated it at MSE HQ. One of my colleagues used to believe that any price ending with 99p was cheap, and another thought ATMs were just magic free money machines. What about you, Forumites? What was your biggest misconception about money when you were a…
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IHT 403 - Gifts and expenditure table
Hi, My mother passed away recently and I'm working my way through the HMRC forms and have now reached the Gifts section of IHT403. I've checked through posts and cannot find the exact answers to my queries so would appreciate some help. I can complete the income section fine . It is the expenditure section that is not so…
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Divorce - Financial Settlement
I'd be grateful for a bit of help and advice please. THE SCENE. I left my wife just over 2 years ago, and immediately entered a new relationship. Since separating my wife has continued to live in the marital house. The house is in joint names, there is no mortgage, it's fully paid for. There are no financial debts, and our…
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School catchments
We have found the perfect home which we want to make an offer on. However we are really unsure due to the local schools. The closest 2 primary schools are not ones we really want to send our children to. They are about 0.3 miles from the house whereas the 4 schools we would ideally like on our list are 1-1.6 miles away.…
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Person died on the day the will was due to be signed
A friend of mine who separated from her partner years ago but hadn’t finalised divorce had a short illness and had a will drafted by a solicitor. The solicitor took notes of their wishes and went away to type them up, and an appointment was made to come back with the will to be signed but on the day of the appointment the…
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New Wills or Codicils to existing ones?
When I separated from my wife in July 2019 our savings were split 50% each. From part of those savings myself and my new partner bought a new caravan, which we more or less live in permanently, are are joint owners. My new partner and I both have existing Wills, both are more or less the same, ie. in the event of our death…
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Divorce, slowly
I need to put my thoughts to paper, and would appreciate some ideas on how to handle this to get the best emotional and financial outcome, including keeping the house :) We're in Belgium. There's me (Dutch, 49F), husband (West-African, 45M), DDs (9 and 12), ... and husband's girlfriend (possibly same nationality, no idea…
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Marriage breakup and divorce
-I have been married for 20 years-I bought the house 2 years befor I got married-We have 3 childresn aged 18, 15 and 10-My wife has been working as a child minder for 17 years or so-My wife has been using the house for her childminding business-The morgage is now paid but my wife has never contributed a penny towards the…
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Solicitor For Divorce Now Threatening To Stop Defending Me & My Court Case
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Finances and marriage
I have been married to
my husband for almost 20 years Over the years my career
has taken a back step as I have worked part time to look after the house and
children. We started out at a similar salary level, he is now the higher
earner. I work part time he
works full time and we combine some of our finances in a joint…
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Amicable divorce, how to deal with the house
After 15 years we’ve decided the time is right to get a divorce. We’re still very good friends and have 2 kids, so we’re trying to find a way to allow me to stay in the house with the kids without him suffering too much financial hardship. We both have an equal claim to the equity in the house, which is about £100k each,…
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Home and relationship breakdown
I own my house with my ex for 18yrs I’ve paid majority of interest only mortgage for 16yrs. Ex now planning to marry. Can new wife claim part of my house as ex is still on mortgage?
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Financial Clean Break never signed
Bit of background - married 2005, 4 kids, (15,14,14,11) divorced 2018. At the time because of various things I just wanted to get divorced. He paid me half of the equity in the house and that was it. We split the kids equally when we first separated (4 nights one week, 3 the week after). But since covid 1 of the twins…
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Change of name deed
A solicitor I know has agreed to prepare a change of name deed for me and witness it. Is the date that I and he sign this the date that will be on the deed or the date he prepares it? Just my appointment with him isn’t until end of month and he’s out of office atm to reply to emails.
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Advice for a Friend re Ex Partner and Child's Father, what Now????
HI all I'm posting this for a friend She has been in relationship for 8 years Moved in with partner 6 years ago, decided to try for a child who arrived 2 years ago. Female has stayed at home to bring up child while male stayed at work worked nights in care home but quite often when sick. Up until a year ago everything was…
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Reasons for divorce implications
Hello all, I am separated from my wife and we are living separately. My wife wants to proceed with a divorce quickly so she can move on. There have been no serious issues regarding the end of the marriage, but to try and get it through quickly she has put behaviour as the main reason for the divorce. Before I sign anything…
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Splitting up but not married help please
Hi I saw the post below on a similar theme and wondered if you could advise me for a friend please? They are not married and splitting up. Thy have grown up children living away and a house with a mortgage he pays. She is in the house and works but low income. He is at a friends. Someone told her she needs to find out if…
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Getting my belongings back from abusive ex
Hi everyone, I’m really need help as to what I can do. Have been married for less than a year, left after abuse and going through a difficult divorce (as he is not cooperating). There are a lot of my belongings at my ex’s home (his parents house) and he’s has not returned these. He previously blackmailed me - money in…
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