Advice Needed About Future of House

RAS

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Can you check the Land Registry and confirm whether you are joint tenants via a Joint Tenancy or are tenants in common?

Did anyone explain to you when you bought the house with your parenta still married that mum could make a claim against the house in the case of divorce?

I suggest dad gets hold of AgeUK urgently.

croyland87

RAS wrote: »

Can you check the Land Registry and confirm whether you are joint tenants via a Joint Tenancy or are tenants in common?

Did anyone explain to you when you bought the house with your parenta still married that mum could make a claim against the house in the case of divorce?

I suggest dad gets hold of AgeUK urgently.

Yes have checked Land of registery and we are joint tenants and no one explained about the parents divorce situation.

RAS

croyland87 wrote: »

Yes have checked Land of registery and we are joint tenants and no one explained about the parents divorce situation.

OK.

Dad needs to see AgeUK urgently.

Also suggest that you and he needs to see a lawyer about what happens when he dies (or even more scary if you were to die before he does).

croyland87

RAS wrote: »

OK.

Dad needs to see AgeUK urgently.

Also suggest that you and he needs to see a lawyer about what happens when he dies (or even more scary if you were to die before he does).

What will Ageuk do for us and one more thing I want to bring my mum into the house which me and my dad own so she can spend the time she can with us before she gets so severe that she has to go into care home.

harrys_nan

I really suggest you take legal advice before you do anything.
As much as it's a very nice thing to do by having your mum stay, I don't know if it will alter any claim on the house as your parents are still married and it could be seen as they have got back together.
I maybe and hope, I'm totally wrong and barking up the wrong tree and i'm sure someone will correct me

croyland87

Any more advice welcome please

Mojisola

If your parents have been living in their own accommodation and have been financially separate for such a long time, it's probably best to keep things separate.

Do you realise the implications of owning the house as joint tenants with your father? If he dies first, it's straightforward for you.

If you die first, the house will belong to your father. What would happen to your wife and children?

croyland87

I am going to see a good legal adviser as my mum will have to come in to are house I cant just leave her because she is not well.

Mr_Toad

If your father is living in the house it will be disregarded.

Even if they tried it on they can't take the house as your father only owns half while you own the other half. It's almost impossible to sell half a house and they can't make you sell your half as they have no possible call on it.

Poppy9

Mr_Toad wrote: »

If your father is living in the house it will be disregarded.

Even if they tried it on they can't take the house as your father only owns half while you own the other half. It's almost impossible to sell half a house and they can't make you sell your half as they have no possible call on it.

They could put a charge on what they determine is the wife's share of the husband's half i.e. a quarter.