Is it fair that I pay extra tax that has nothing to do with me.

Retireinten

I would tell him that as you do not benefit and will never benefit from the property abroad you feel paying half the inflated stamp duty is very unfair.  So tell him he needs to pay the stamp duty in fill as the charge relates entirely to his asset.  If this means he can't afford to buy then offer to cover half the cost of the stamp duty and get a declaration of trust drawn up to recover those costs when the joint property is sold.

Malthusian

sheramber said:

pxxls51 said:

in general, when I hear her/his/their money... I;m shoked, because people, you live as a family alltogether and work and bring money in your house. they are YOURS.(

That seems to be a old fashioned view noeadays

Not really. It's still the modern conception of "marriage" embedded in our legal system.

It's not shocking that the OP and her partner are unmarried and maintain separate finances, because they are not married and that's their choice. When I was living with flatmates in my younger days I didn't think it shocking that we didn't share our income just because we shared a house.

sheramber

I know married couples who maintain separate bank accounts.