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Seperation - what to do with the house ....help!

xxcaggyxx
xxcaggyxx Posts: 12 Forumite
edited 8 June 2009 at 2:36PM in House buying, renting & selling
Me and my partner of 3 years have just split up, we bought a house together, (not married and no children).

He paid a £20 thousand pound deposit and we got a joint mortgage for the rest £120 thousand. (house cost £140 thousand). He has also paid about £10 thousand on doing it up. He wants to buy me out and im not sure what that means? How does that work? I would like to keep the house myself but only earn $16 thousand and dont have a grat credit history so i dont think i will be able to.....

Please can you explain what happens if he was to buy me out? Do i get money or do i pay it to the mortgae company?

Not got a clue!!

We have had the mortgage for 11 month so not that much paid off (its over 35 yeras!). Also does he need to be earning a certain amount to be able to get a mortgage for the whole house, he is not working at the min as he was made redundent, but i think hs parents may be willing to go on the mortgage with him.

Thanks
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  • Castleman
    Castleman Posts: 365 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Not an expert, but I'd suggest you try and find out what it might be worth in the current situation as if you're in negative equity it might get very complicated. :confused:
  • xxcaggyxx
    xxcaggyxx Posts: 12 Forumite
    One next door sold for £120 thousand last week.....we wont need to sell if he buys me out tho will we?
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Bake Off Boss!
    You'd be looking to take out a 100% mortgage on 120k with a 16k salary, I would be staggered if anyone would lend to you under those conditions.
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  • xxcaggyxx
    xxcaggyxx Posts: 12 Forumite
    What about if he bought me out? How does that work??
  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,034 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    xxcaggyxx wrote: »
    What about if he bought me out? How does that work??

    He ( or parents) would need to raise a mortgage for the outstanding amount. He would pay you half the equity if any, or maybe claim half of any negative equity from you. Doesn't look promising.
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • Harry_Powell
    Harry_Powell Posts: 2,089 Forumite
    edited 8 June 2009 at 3:11PM
    Your ex puts in £30k and you put in nothing, yet you want to keep the house yourself?

    Is this a wind up? Have you created this just to cause a bit of a row?

    I noticed that you have also created an identical thread elsewhere on the forum...
    "I can hear you whisperin', children, so I know you're down there. I can feel myself gettin' awful mad. I'm out of patience, children. I'm coming to find you now." - Harry Powell, Night of the Hunter, 1955.
  • xxcaggyxx
    xxcaggyxx Posts: 12 Forumite
    I pay the mortgage payment each month and he pays for the repairs and his familay gave him the depost!!!!
  • Harry_Powell
    Harry_Powell Posts: 2,089 Forumite
    Did you pay for the entire mortgage, or just your half? Are you on an interest only or repayment mortgage?
    "I can hear you whisperin', children, so I know you're down there. I can feel myself gettin' awful mad. I'm out of patience, children. I'm coming to find you now." - Harry Powell, Night of the Hunter, 1955.
  • xxcaggyxx
    xxcaggyxx Posts: 12 Forumite
    I pay the full amount of mortage payments each month and he pays the bills....but the mortgage is 50/50 in both names ....except he also paid the deposit...
  • Harry_Powell
    Harry_Powell Posts: 2,089 Forumite
    is it a repayment mortgage or interest only?
    "I can hear you whisperin', children, so I know you're down there. I can feel myself gettin' awful mad. I'm out of patience, children. I'm coming to find you now." - Harry Powell, Night of the Hunter, 1955.
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