Gf moving out, what is she entitled to?

Jonno345

Hi everyone I'm after a bit of advice, my and my gf have recently split up after living together for 8 years and I'd like to know what she's entitled to / a fair leaving compromise. I'm the sole owner of the property and was living here before she moved in with me, she paid £70 per week towards bills and we have no children. Any advice will be much appreciated!!

Guest101

Were bills in excess of £560 a month?


If yes, she may be entitled to a 'beneficial interest' in the property.

cashewnut

Half of any stuff you bought together?

mattpaint

Nothing unless she sues you.

Marvel1

cashewnut wrote: »

Half of any stuff you bought together?

Including upgrades to kitchen, bathroom etc?

Brightonsbest_2

cashewnut wrote: »

Half of any stuff you bought together?

I concur.

If you have lived togther for more than 3 years, she entitled to something especially if she contribute money wise, longer than 5 years, entitled to more even if she has not worked. However, if you was gifted something or already had something/proerty, lets say a house worth 700k when you met her, she will not get half but half of the increase - consult a soilctor - best to sort things out early and both be fair and you may not have to waste legal fees other than get something in writing.

ATB

Pollycat

Jonno345 wrote: »

Hi everyone I'm after a bit of advice, my and my gf have recently split up after living together for 8 years and I'd like to know what she's entitled to / a fair leaving compromise. I'm the sole owner of the property and was living here before she moved in with me, she paid £70 per week towards bills and we have no children. Any advice will be much appreciated!!

I'm sure you'll get lots of good advice but just wanted to say it's nice to read the bit in bold.

lika_86

Does she have any personal savings? If not then it might be nice (if you have the money) to set her up with a deposit on her own flat (rented I hasten to add).

jackieblack

Guest101 wrote: »

Were bills in excess of £560 a month?


If yes, she may be entitled to a 'beneficial interest' in the property.

Do you mean "If not"?

If the bills were more than £560 then wouldn't the OP have been subsidising her? As she would have been paying less than half.

If the bills were less than £560 then the GF has been contributing more than just her share.

:huh:

FBaby

Did you not have in the 8 years together the discussion 'what if'? Surely what is fair is what is in accordance with the way you were living together. Was her understanding that what she was paying was going towards the mortgage, an expectation of marriage in the bear future or did she move in expectation of paying towards the bill only with her bring able to save some money or worse (for her!) that she was paying rent?

jamiehelsinki

I think you need to give more information about monthly living costs, value of house when she moved in, value now etc.

As you were not married and didn't have children I don't think she has an automatic right but does have the potential to make a claim in court.

To me £70 per week sounds very low. I fairly recently split with my wife and my monthly costs at the moment are something like rent 600, council tax 140, energy 80, water 33, BT 80, contents insurance 10, tv licence 12, food/ cleaning etc 400 ( depends how many days my children stay).