My DP and I live in a property of which I have 80% ownership and he has 20%. This was drawn up legally in a declaration of trust and we are tenants in common.
We are not married. I have a will which stipulates if I die then my adult Dds will get my 80%. I know he will need to sell up as he will not have that sort of money to buy them out , if he wanted to stay in the property. I have not made provision in my will for him to stay there until he dies as he is a lot younger than me and my dds would have to wait years to benefit.
He is not an organised person at all, and sees no reason to make a will himself. He has no dc of his own, only a df and some nieces.
If he were to die first would I have to pay his 20% share to his df ( next of kin) to enable me to own the house completely?
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What happens to property if no will left?
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Mrstrumpalot · 06/11/2017 19:47
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