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House Renting
greevescat
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I currently have my own house, I am moving into a house that I am jointly purchasing with my partner. I know things can go wrong in relationships, is there anything i can do to say my partner wont have a claim on my own house which I will be renting out.
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Don't get married! Sorted.You also don't have any claim on his property either - presuming you're not paying towards the mortgage or major works/improvements. Plus you may have a long wait to evict any tenants, and could end up having to find somewhere to stay...2024 wins: *must start comping again!*1
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Assuming you are not married, why would your partner have any claim on a property owned soley by yourself?
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greevescat said:I currently have my own house, I am moving into a house that I am jointly purchasing with my partner. I know things can go wrong in relationships, is there anything i can do to say my partner wont have a claim on my own house which I will be renting out.
It all depends on what the individuals actually do & any written agreement.
Simple example: Joint purchase: Informal agreement that everything with be shared/paid for & split 50/50. But then one partner stops work, watches tele all day, does nothing to help. They have 3 kids. They marry: scroat partner pays for nothing, other partner pays everything - mortgage, utilities, insurance, food & clothing for kids etc etc etc... 10 years later layabout wants his 50% share... How do you think a judge would split everything??? I kinda hope he gets very little.
When you discussed this with your partner, what did you each conclude??
See e.g.
https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/legal/relationship_breakdown
- for more detail depending on relationship (married/civil/co-habiting....)
Best wishes to all0
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