is my partner entitled to a share of my house?

C_Mababejive

OP i think the fact that you bought the house and you are the sole owner registered at the land registry will stand you in good stead. You can sell your house tomorrow if you like .

If he thinks he might have a claim, let him bring it.

Until then, dont worry about it.

As a general rule i would advise him and anyone like him not to live in someone elses house and pay rent in this manner. You are either in a relationship or not and living as someones lodger i the long term is just bad news.

stator

If you agreed that it was 'rent' then morally you don't owe him anything, but it would be nice to provide the deposit for his new rental

kingstreet

Anyone mentioned Jones v Kernott yet? If not, read it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones_v_Kernott

for the basics, then bailli and others for the main story...

bris

He's not a lodger, to say otherwise would just get the courts back up. It's pretty obvious he has rights, the extent no one here can tell you. The best advice when the time comes is proper legal advice.

Guest101

He definitely has gained an interest in the property.

A simple solution, pay back his contribution.

£250*12*6.5. £19,500.

Should never take money for mortgage, ever from a bf/partner if they aren't named on the mortgage.

If he goes for more, fight it. But that seems a fair settlement.

Pixie5740

Are you planning on declaring the interest on those cash loans to HMRC?

Your partner has been contributing towards you mortgage for some years now and so he had built up a beneficial interest in the property. This is because you have been living as one household which is completely different from being a lodger. Whether your partner actually goes to court to pursue the beneficial interest is another matter though.

You should just write off those cash loans as I doubt you'll see that money again.

Next time, get a co-habitation agreement in place.

-taff

As above, e has to show he has a beneficial interest in the property but if he hasn't paid regularly and you made him loans on occasion, it's all a bit swings and roundabouts.

From experience, I wouldn't be handing him any money because you feel guilty. I'm sure if you looked at it logically, remiving the money he's paid for rent, or towrds the mortgage, and any moneis he may have contributed towards the houshold, you can come up with your own figure if you feel you have to give him some.

mrginge

bris wrote: »

He's not a lodger, to say otherwise would just get the courts back up.

Judge rinder would have a field day with that one.

olly300

No one has yet mentioned whether your partner did any work or maintenance on the house and garden.

Lodgers definitely don't do any work/maintenance on the property they live in, and tenants only sometimes do, so if he did then you need to give him money for doing this work, in addition to giving his rent money back.

The cases I personally know that went to court the fact that the partners did DIY and maintenance work on the house, meant they were entitled to a percentage share of the property's current value. However it was never 50% but anything up to 15%.

The only case I know that didn't go to court and actually the ex was never going to chase the house owning partner for money, the house owning partner gave just over £30K anyway. The reasons for this was the partner supported them in illness, did the majority of the gardening, did a majority of the interior design and also helped with doing the DIY. The actual value of the house involved was worth less than yours.

And yes OP, you need to write of the loans completely. That way you will get completely rid of him as other people will explain he's lucky to get anything from you.

C_Mababejive

As ive said before, if he thinks he has a claim, let him bring it.