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Divorce/separation

What to do?

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bridezilla14 · 18/09/2018 18:59

I have a house worth 180k, I put 20k down, and he 50k.
We have a 60k Mortgage.

He is offering 30k to buy me out, However, if we split the difference of the profits of the sale of the house. We both make 25k, meaning we both walk away with a nice profit.

However, he doesnt want to sell the house.

Also he has now moved the mortgage from out joint account to somewhere else, I thought this wouldnt be allowed considering it is a joint mortgage and joint bank account.

Can anyone tell me my options?

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MrsBertBibby · 18/09/2018 19:01

A solicitor is what you need.

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Flower64 · 19/09/2018 14:51

Ask the bank how hes managed to do it without a signature from you as it could be fraud. Then get yourself a decent solicitor

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waterSpider · 20/09/2018 07:41

If you sell there is #120k equity. So half of that would be #60k.
If you return the deposits in cash terms (i.e. 20 to you 50 to him) that leaves 50k spare to split on top of that.
Some % division may have been agreed when you bought?

Anyway, sounds like the #30k offer looks lower than you should be considering.

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Notbeingrobbed · 20/09/2018 10:38

He invested more than double you. So maybe he should get a bigger share of the profits? Seems fair to me.

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scammedohshit · 20/09/2018 10:44

You should both get back what you put in plus half the equity at the time. Should you sell it would be minus he costs of selling

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Notbeingrobbed · 20/09/2018 11:23

But of course if you’re married then the courts view £20k and £50k as equal because it’s the marital pot. Strange maths they use.

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LadyLapsang · 22/09/2018 22:25

Are you married, do you have children, is the house owned jointly and did you have an agreement about the unequal deposits?

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