Equal split house sale in amicable divorce

jamesperrett

While you can do much of the legal side of the divorce yourself, it may be a good idea to have a solicitor take a look at your proposed agreement and make sure that it makes sense legally. If you haven't seen it already then take a look at the Wikivorce website which contains plenty of useful advice and which also offers fixed fee consent orders for people in your situation.

https://www.wikivorce.com/divorce/

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Xichro wrote: »

This was my first home so I'm not sure what happens in these scenarios. So say for instance I find another house and I want to buy it. I'm then stuck in a chain of selling, then buying. They'll of course need to know about my funds before I can put an offer in? I'm not so sure it's as simple as having money in your account.

Welcome to MSE.

Until you take steps to formalise the legal separation, many organisations (lenders/ DWP/ inland revenue etc.) still see you as one half of a pair. Your credit histories are intertwined, you are each other's next of kin in case of injury or death, one of you may be expected to support the other financially if you lose your job or fall ill rather than being able to claim benefits.

You need a solicitor to sell the house anyway. The same practice can act for one of you and do the basic paperwork for the legal separation. You do not have to go ahead and divorce if you are not bothered.

My separation and divorce were amicable. A few years later I discovered that my ex was still linked to my credit file, presumably vice versa. I had to send documentation to get that amended, which obviously took a little time. This caused us no problems, but it has for other former couples.

HTH anyway.