Ex partners rights to equity in house / house after split.

Seant83

Thabks for advice .
I dont expect to have trouble with sharing kids and paying for all they need..
It's the house and money in general they seem most interested in unfortunatley.
The kids will be fine as long as we both have a roof over our heads. Which is what they are doing their best to spoil..
Greed is a nasty trait. Makes people spiteful I find..

TBagpuss

Lover_of_Lycra wrote: »

Your ex hasn't made any capital contributions towards the property by the sounds of things and you aren't married so she's not entitled to anything, except child maintenance, or whatever it's called these days. Courts don't care about separating co-habiting couples, you have no legal obligations to one another.

This is true of cohabiting couples but the OP says that they were engaged, which changes the situation. Couples who were engaged can make claims against one another and have greater rights than cohabitants, although less than couple's who were married - in particular, it is easier to establish a beneficial interest in property an engaged person. In this case, as she didn't contribute at all towards the property such a claim would probably still fail, but it would be possible for her to make it and potentially to make a slightly different argument about contributions. Worth being aware of as of course it is in your interest reach an amicable agreement with her if possible.

Seant83

So an update on this as she has been to.see a free half hour with a solicitor...who is not fully qualified and is currently doing they're masters degree so everything is taken with a pinch of salt but...still got to take note..

So she has been told that she may be entitled to half if not.more as we have been together so long..

I cant turf her out and I'd have to go to court to do so..

I cant rush her out..

To weigh up whether it's worth it, in regards to what she may get.

Her lack of contributions to deposits renovations, mortgage payments and household Bill's matter not..

A few other things I cant remember..

But the 50% or more made me take notice.. how is that so given what I've already stated in the thread?

Thanks.

Seant83

Another thing to mention and I'm not going into too much detail bit both of us were unfaithful.. my partner has been unfaithful for much longer than I, and to be fair the relationship was over a long time before I began chatting to someone else.. not sure if this relevant but the solicitor asked if either of us were seeing anyone else at the moment, which neither of us are.. a sad thing to state, but I'm trying to cover all angles..thanks again..

Seant83

Read that back and didnt mean to down play my actions there. I know I did wrong too. I'm not trying to make anyone look worse than the other here. I'm trying to be neutral..

xylophone

https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/how-to-sort-out-your-finances-on-separation

It seems that you and the children's mother wish to come to an amicable solution. It seems that the problems arise only because of interference from her parents?

If so, ignore them and explain to your ex fiancee that you will deal only with her.

You have said that she is in a position to obtain a mortgage and that you are prepared to help with the deposit/costs of the new property.

You will also be paying maintenance for your children (naturally), sharing care and not claiming the CB.

The above seems fair and equitable in the circumstances described and gives you both a chance of finding contentment.