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Co-habiting couple split up, joint everything! Advice please!
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One MSE thing, irrespective of fault........
I'm assuming there are no kids involved? If OH is now living in the house alone, make sure she notifies the council to get her 25% single person's discount on council tax.
There - you've saved her hundreds of pounds already!
Ex board guide. Signature now changed (if you know, you know).0 -
Sorry to hear your relationship has ended.
Assuming it is irretrievable, I would say the main thing is to split the finances as soon as possible.
Divvy up cash assets and material assets and also get the house sold ASAP. Paying half the mortgage and living with your parents is not the way to go for any length of time.
It could be worth offering to pay half the bills for 3 months until the house is sold just to keep her sweet but make sure that your Ex knows that the house has to be sold and it has to be priced for an early sale.
It is still half your house ( The cause of the break-up is immaterial) , even though you don't live there so pay regular arranged visits to the house to make sure it is fit for sale.
If you both want to minimise your losses, it may be worth getting her to move out as well and get the place looking really good to get the best price. Crazy as it sounds, you both need to put emotions to one side, work as a team to get this done so that you can move on as soon as possible.0 -
Where's the OP gone? I'm curious now about all this (and off work with time on my hands to nose into other peoples lives - moreso than usual that is)....0
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