Cohabiting separation financial advise

Mojisola

neneromanova wrote: »

So the house was bought for you but put in his name?!

GoldeH1977 wrote: »

Yes that's correct..... ??

Do you have anything in writing that the house was a gift to you?

If you believed that to be the case, why isn't your name on the deeds?

Stoke

I would get a solicitor. You still have 'equity' in the house I suspect. If you've contributed to mortgage payments for example. Even by living there, I believe you have some interest in the house. Obviously, by not being on the deeds, it's not quite as straightforward as other situations though.

It sounds to me like he's played you a bit though, so the sooner you get a solicitor involved and looking at ways you can level up the score a little, the better.

calleyw

Stoke wrote: »

I would get a solicitor. You still have 'equity' in the house I suspect. If you've contributed to mortgage payments for example. Even by living there, I believe you have some interest in the house. Obviously, by not being on the deeds, it's not quite as straightforward as other situations though.

There was no mortgage.


He bought the house for you in cash and put it in his name!!!!!! umm he was not buying you a house he was buying himself a house. And he was stringing you along.



Personally I think you are going to be hard pressed to get anywhere with this. Its your word against his that he bought it for you. Did you not think it strange it was not in your name if its your house? I would have told him until I had my name on the house I was not moving in.


You are like hundreds of other co-habiting couples up and down the country. Where one owns a property. Just living there does not give you an interest in the house. Paying towards the up keep, the bills or mortgage gives you an interest.


I wish you well. Also you might like to post on the property board about the house. Most of them don't venture on to this board in the forum.


Yours


Calley x

Stoke

Calley is right, I misread that.

Did you contribute to bills? Decorating? Anything like a kitchen refit that you paid towards?