Gf moving out, what is she entitled to?

boliston

Jonno345 wrote: »

No she hasn't gone she's staying in the spare room till she gets somewhere else, I couldn't make her homeless, and to be honest we still get on OK. The only concern I have is that if she ain't happy with what she gets and it goes to court and you hear about how these women get half the house and stuff like that

If you both get on ok then why not just stay as housemates?

Jonno345

She wants somewhere on her own and I don't really want a lodger anyway

justme111

Did it include food? I'd probably offer her a few thousands and point out that she would spent more on solicitors and if the court sees she rejected a very reasonable offer it may take a dim view of her.
Boliston- because they do not want to live in a houseshare? Most people do not. Let alone with exes. What a silly question.

Jonno345

No, it didn't include food

cyantist

Jonno345 wrote: »

Mortgage £500, the rest £300

What does this £300 include? Because to me £300 a month for all bills seems very cheap.

But then our council tax alone is £196 a month so maybe this skews my view of what is and isn't cheap.

Jonno345

Council tax, gas/electric, water, phone/sky/broadband.

Person_one

So mortgage + bills - food = £800

Half would be £400, she was paying you more than that, therefore she was contributing to the mortgage and to the asset.

It might be sensible for both of you to get legal advice.

pinkshoes

Jonno345 wrote: »

Mortgage £500, the rest £300

So she has been paying £400 a month?

Is it a repayment mortgage?

As she can now prove she has been paying half the mortgage, she is highly likely to have a claim in the house. This could be as much as half the equity increase since she moved in!!!

cyantist

If she was paying £70 a week, she was covering the bills herself entirely. Really she should have been paying only half of this and you should have been covering the mortgage entirely yourself.

I don’t know if she was paying £70 for the entire 8 years, or indeed if the bills were a lot less earlier on, but if she has been paying £35 a week towards your mortgage for 8 years and that’s nearly 15k so I’m not surprised she wants something back.

iammumtoone

pinkshoes wrote: »

So she has been paying £400 a month?

I calculate she was paying £303 per calendar month