can my ex force me to sell my property....

seven-day-weekend

I don't see why he shoud have any rights to it at all if they were not married, his name is not on the deeds and he only paid very little towards it. Surely in this context his status would be that of a lodger?

antrobus

bigpoops wrote: »

Just want some advice, or at least my mind set at rest.....

That might be what you want, but what you need is your own solicitor, if only because the answer to your question 'can my ex force me to sell my property?' is 'yes'. Whether they will succeed in your particular circumstances is another question.

C_Mababejive

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I don't see why he shoud have any rights to it at all if they were not married, his name is not on the deeds and he only paid very little towards it. Surely in this context his status would be that of a lodger?

That does at first seem to be the case but speaking generally..if someone is the sole mortgagee/owner of a home they must think very carefully about who may or may not come and live with them. This is even more important where the male owns the house and a female comes to live with him and brings a child or children from a previous relationship.

It is quite true that even though you are the owner/sole person named on landreg docs, others could acquire a beneficial interest in your property by virtue of living there..depending on circumstances.

Let this be a warning to all. People can get quite selfish and mercenary when relationships end and they seek to grab what they can from the wreckage.

bigpoops

sharpy2010 wrote: »

Ah, she'll be fine anyway, its always the man that gets shafted, not the woman!

That isn't a particulary helpful thing to say when it is HE who is a LIAR, VIOLENT CRIMINAL AND NASTY THREATENING LITTLE CREEP. I have worked longer and harder than him my whole life for what I have and a nasty little man has spent 2.5 years trying to take it from me, and your stupid nasty comment coulda stayed in your bitter twisted head where it belonged. Have you ever actually suffered harrassment, and had your whole lifes work threatened, or do you just believe everything you read in the tabloids?

bigpoops

When he started paying me a nominal amount towards his keep I stupidly opened a joint account with him, and a few years later we put all our wages, and all our outgoings including my mortgage onto this account. But never did he directly pay my mortgage form his personal account. But this joint account did for 26 months. Thanks for all the help by the way. You are very knowledgable (?)

bigpoops

Yes I love your dog........

sharpy2010

bigpoops wrote: »

Have you ever actually suffered harrassment, and had your whole lifes work threatened

Yes, I have actually.

Thanks for asking.

nanto3girls

sharpy2010 wrote: »

Ah, she'll be fine anyway, its always the man that gets shafted, not the woman![/


True.

foreign_correspondent

it's not at all true that women always come out of these things better... google Kernott v Jones for a case of a man paying nothing towards the mortgage for 17 years, leaving his ex partner to pay the mortgage and bring their 2 kids up, without any payments from him... and then coming back to claim 50% of the value of the house that she had paid for!

OP, you need to invest some money in a decent solicitor, it will be worth it in the long run - from what you have said, he is very unlikely to be able to claim much, if anything, but paying a solicitor now, to put your case forward, will likely save you money in the long term.

eta - go and see a few who offer a free half hour and find one who seems on the ball, knowledgable and keen.