House not selling - handing keys back?

LEJC

dont underestimate the possibility that once you track down the ex he will be interested in a share of the house too...even though he may not have made a contribution recently,presumably at some point he did.

quidsy

Your gf & her sister need to start caring about this problem, find the ex, get some legal document giving sister the power to sell the house alone & start taking a proactive interest in their lives.

Honestly, it sound like neither of them are the full quid. paying for houses that they have no legal recourse to (gf), being on a mortgage of a house that isn't theirs (sister), living in & doing up a property the they don't yet own (sister). being joint mortgagee with someone elses ex bf & not keeping track of them once they moved away (sister)

What a mess

princeofpounds

What a mess

As they say in Eastenders... It's familleee...

We all make mistakes in life though, let's not get too high horse here.

BlackRaven_3

LEJC wrote: »

dont underestimate the possibility that once you track down the ex he will be interested in a share of the house too...even though he may not have made a contribution recently,presumably at some point he did.

It won't have a profit so her ex not interested full stop. Her ex sent a letter to the house saying not interested and saying agrees to let her sister do what she wants with no further claim.

quidsy

Unless this will satisfy the bank, estate agents, possible new buyer etc then it isn't worth squat. why not get gf sister to call the bank at least & see what their take on it is.

Mojisola

BlackRaven wrote: »

It won't have a profit so her ex not interested full stop. Her ex sent a letter to the house saying not interested and saying agrees to let her sister do what she wants with no further claim.

As far as the mortgage company is concerned, he is liable for the debt until it is repaid.

RAS

BlackRaven wrote: »

It won't have a profit so her ex not interested full stop. Her ex sent a letter to the house saying not interested and saying agrees to let her sister do what she wants with no further claim.

In which case, sister needs to speak to the mortgage provider, her solicitor and the EA and possibly the Land Registry to find out if this is will actually meet the requirements for legal transfer of title.

Then make sure the EA knows if it is OK.

If I was a potential buyer, I would be put right off by any suggestion of doubt about the validity of the seller.

And if the two women behave as informed and halfbaked to potential buyers as they seem to have been so far, that would also put me off. Does GF tell them it is her house but sister and Ex own it???

Wickedkitten

BlackRaven wrote: »

She is aware she doesn't "own" the house, and aware she could walk away and not her problem. If it was just her ex that it would leave the problem with then she would do. However, she is not going to drop her sister in it (and am surprised at the suggestions saying she should!!!). She wants to do whatever she can to get the house sold. In the meantime, we are keeping the repayments up (had asked the Halifax about interest only but they say they stopped that?!).

Her nan's death was recent, and my gf is trying to get the house sold to leave her sister free to buy their nan's. My view was her sister should just have the house her name is already in, work on how to get the ex off it (who sent a letter to the house saying not interested and you have full authority to do what you want on my behalf)., and to forget the nan's house. If her sister lived in the house it would pay the bills and bide some time, but she is already in the nan's house and doing it up which I think she shouldn't as they are increasing the value for when it comes to her buying it!

Has the probate come through on the nan's house since her death was recent?

Ex sending a letter doesn't mean anything, have the sister send him a letter back saying his letter doesn't mean anything and unless he wants his credit absolutely ruined then he needs to get involved.

PasturesNew

.... and in the two years it's been for sale nobody's realised that the house is unsaleable??

PasturesNew

BlackRaven wrote: »

...she is already in the nan's house and doing it up which I think she shouldn't as they are increasing the value for when it comes to her buying it!

So not understanding property, law, the way things are done .... is genetic I guess.