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Housing After Divorce

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  • Markneath
    Markneath Posts: 185 Forumite
    Third Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Unless you have a big pension or other assets then at worst you would get 30% of the house usually she would need to demonstrate she is able to buy you out so the outstanding mortgage plus your share of the house. 

    With her current borrowing capacity she probably needs to be a lot more realistic about her housing options.

    Have you factored paying maintenance into your borrowing potential your self? 

    With my divorce although different judges might have different ideas it was made clear to my ex she would only be staying in the house if she could afford to buy me out.

    I felt screwed during my divorce but I did get a clean break and from the signing off she had 12 weeks I think to buy out my share of the house, she tried to challenge this and got no where, I got my money the last week allowed.
  • pxxls51
    pxxls51 Posts: 7 Forumite
    10 Posts
    yeah, the only option I see here is selling the house and distribute the money between you two

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