Property after divorce

GDB2222

A has no assets and wants to get married.
B has assets and doesn't want to get married.

Hmmm.

Keep_pedalling

GDB2222 wrote: »

A has no assets and wants to get married.
B has assets and doesn't want to get married.

Hmmm.

Yes, but the OP still benefits big time, in that he gets to live in a house rather than a flat, and get a big boost in income through renting out his flat.

MEM62

Keep_pedalling wrote: »

Yes, but the OP still benefits big time, in that he gets to live in a house rather than a flat, and get a big boost in income through renting out his flat.

It's still a no-brainer. With his reservations there is no way the OP should be getting married. (And if he does, this issue will niggle and become a thorn in the relationship)

thorsoak

Were I his partner and read this thread, by now, he would be my ex-partner.

warehouse

Danny333 wrote: »

Don't know about her lease. Read the link. Thanks. I'm not keen on marriage she is

Do not get married.

warehouse

thorsoak wrote: »

Were I his partner and read this thread, by now, he would be my ex-partner.

No he wouldn't.

FBaby

Being bullied into marriage before even living together, if that's not huge alarm bells, I don't know what is!

mark5

I don't blame the op for having reservations, he has everything to lose and nothing to gain, the sooner uk divorce settlement resembles what each partner takes in to a marriage the better.

mumps

She needs to think it through as well, if she gives up a secure tenancy and the marriage doesn't work out she is unlikely to get another house in London.

Malthusian

mark5 wrote: »

I don't blame the op for having reservations, he has everything to lose and nothing to gain, the sooner uk divorce settlement resembles what each partner takes in to a marriage the better.

So let's say I marry my girlfriend when we are both students, me studying Law and her studying Geography. I am scraping by on student loans with £100 in the bank and she has £10,000 saved thanks to generous parents. After graduating we have kids and she gives up her average-earning job to look after them while I carry on with my career as a high-flying London barrister. Twenty years later we divorce with a net worth of £10 million. Are you saying she should get 99% of everything since that's what she took into the marriage?

Not going to happen. A married couple share their finances, if you don't like it, don't marry.