Selling whilst ex partner still lives in family home
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Emmamarsh
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Hi, any info here would be appreciated!
My partner separated two years ago from his partner of 20yrs.
Since then and to date, he has paid the mortgage (£1000/month) his youngest son (19) has just finished college and he had said instead of paying CSA he would pay the mortgage as, although a much higher amount, it was security for his boys.
He's now wanting to sell the house, which is in joint names. They are not married and the relationship ended (he moved out) 2 years ago. His ex partner obviously doesn't want to. He is happy to split any equity evenly but doesn't want her to drag the process out in order to benefit from free accommodation.
He's also learnt that (she's unemployed) she can take out loans against the property and he will be joint responsible for so it's become a really worry situation for him.
Has anyone any advice on this, any similar experiences? Can he remove her name from ownership without her permission? Any other advice or info would be welcome too.
Thank you, Emma.
My partner separated two years ago from his partner of 20yrs.
Since then and to date, he has paid the mortgage (£1000/month) his youngest son (19) has just finished college and he had said instead of paying CSA he would pay the mortgage as, although a much higher amount, it was security for his boys.
He's now wanting to sell the house, which is in joint names. They are not married and the relationship ended (he moved out) 2 years ago. His ex partner obviously doesn't want to. He is happy to split any equity evenly but doesn't want her to drag the process out in order to benefit from free accommodation.
He's also learnt that (she's unemployed) she can take out loans against the property and he will be joint responsible for so it's become a really worry situation for him.
Has anyone any advice on this, any similar experiences? Can he remove her name from ownership without her permission? Any other advice or info would be welcome too.
Thank you, Emma.
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Who has told you that?
He's also learnt that (she's unemployed) she can take out loans against the property and he will be joint responsible for so it's become a really worry situation for him.
If the debt is being secured against a property it would need to be signed for by both owners as far as I am aware. If it was not signed for by both, then how could he be liable for it?
No he cant, just like she cant remove him without his permission.Has anyone any advice on this, any similar experiences? Can he remove her name from ownership without her permission? Any other advice or info would be welcome too.
Thank you, Emma.
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He's also learnt that (she's unemployed) she can take out loans against the property and he will be joint responsible for so it's become a really worry situation for him.
When someone tries to take out a loan against a jointly owned property the consent of both persons is required.
He can go for a forced sale but it will cost.0
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