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Evicting from sold house

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  • xylophone
    xylophone Posts: 45,745 Forumite
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    The fella got the property before he met his gf and they have kids together so been with her for a long time but they are not on speaking terms for a while now.


    See

    http://england.shelter.org.uk/legal/relationship_breakdown/cohabiting_couples_sole_owner
  • xylophone
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    The legal side seems dodgy too. They are using a firm with two offices so each office will handle each party.

    Why dodgy? The parties are avoiding conflict of interest by each having his/her own solicitor working out of separate offices even though within the same firm?
  • AnotherJoe
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    edited 26 July 2019 at 11:18AM
    supa34 wrote: »
    Good advice guys. I have been offered the property. The fella got the property before he met his gf and they have kids together so been with her for a long time but they are not on speaking terms for a while now. She won't move out so his got a property on rent and moved in there with the kids. He was selling it off cheap but I didn't want the hassle so his now offered it to a mate. The legal side seems dodgy too. They are using a firm with two offices so each office will handle each party.

    I'm confused, who is buying it, you or a mate? Are you the "mate" ????
    Its up to the buyer who they use for their legals, they are under no obligation to use one the sellers suggested.
    The buyer should not sign anything and absolutely should not exchange until she's out, her possessions gone, and locks changed. Seller should be doing that not buyer. Buyer has no legal standing to do anything like that.
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,778 Forumite
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    gf may well have valid legal "beneficial interest" in the value of the property or rights to live there. Hope she is reading this thread
  • davidmcn
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    xylophone wrote: »
    Why dodgy? The parties are avoiding conflict of interest by each having his/her own solicitor working out of separate offices even though within the same firm?

    Indeed, it would be fairly normal to involve some sort of separate representation unless it was a very civil break-up.
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