Exp and I purchased a property 14 years ago and we split 8 years ago. Neither of us wanted to live in it at the time and couldnt sell it due to negative equity so rented it out for zero profit. I paid for all maintenance whilst it was rented. He then declared that he wanted to live in it in 2019 so tenants moved out and he took over paying for everything.
In june this year he declared that he didnt want to live there so i decided to sell as finally it wasnt in negative equity and it looks like there will be around £18k after fees. I have done all the admin around selling.
Exp has paid a very nominal amount towards the children over the last 8 years, based on his income (or what he tells me he earns) the child maintenance calculator tells me he should pay £360 per month if he has them eow. He didnt pay anything for the first 4 years after we split and now pays around £120 a month.
I have just discovered that the ground rent, service charges on the house, council tax and utilities are in arrears to the tune of around £1000. He has point blank refused to pay this, says i cant make him but acknowledges that this was his responsibility whilst he lived in the house. I now need to pay these arrears up front or the sale will fall through. Thankfully i have some savings and can do this but i am beyond livid.
This man thinks he is getting half of the £18k profit when hes left me with this debt and hasnt paid for his children. The profit will be paid into an account in both of our names but he has no access to...can i just keep it or do i legally need to give him half?? We were never married.