Split up with Partner, joint mortgage, help needed.

jamielewis0

Hello.
I!!!8217;m looking for some more advice regarding the above.
The situation now stands at this, the house was valued at £85k. My ex offered me £5k to sign the house over to her, which I rejected. After both finally agreeing to sell the house this weekend, I phoned up the estate agents to go ahead with this, to be told my ex will not be signing anything until the 18th May at the earliest. She says she is far too busy to be selling the house. She literally needs to sign the agreement and that is it.
I feel like she is purposely blocking this sale now, it!!!8217;;s been 4 months since we split up, she!!!8217;s been weighing up her options for a month now, agrees to the sale and then backs out 2 days later.
What routes have I got now, I really don!!!8217;t want to sit and wait, I am desperate to sell the house and move on, and I have made this clear.

Thanks.

davidmcn

Any other routes aren't going to have a result any earlier than 18 May, so you may as well wait until then and see what happens.

EachPenny

jamielewis0 wrote: »

What routes have I got now, I really don't want to sit and wait, I am desperate to sell the house and move on, and I have made this clear.

You really need to go and see a solicitor and get advice on all the options.

Although selling might be the best option, before you agree to that you need to think about where you would live instead. If you have a DMP then renting may not be possible as this would flag up on the credit checks most landlords insist on, and in your circumstances it is questionable whether your council will offer much help.

Therefore you need to have a plan in place before you decide what to do. A solicitor will go through the options with you.

hazyjo

The EA agreement? Can't they just pop round to wherever she is one night or weekend, or send it in the post with a SAE? They'll prob be happy to jump through hoops at this stage to keep your business.


Looks like you'll have to deal with it all though or it's going to take 6 months and you'll risk losing any buyer. Many don't like buying off separating/divorcing couples which goes against you from the start.

G_M

You'll need her consent to sell so that's step one. She may agree. She may demand conditions to make things difficult. She may refuse.

but until that's sorted, talk of solicitors and estate agents is premature.