Ex-partner refusing to sell joint-owned house.

[notasstubbornasmyex]

Ex and I currently still living together. We own the house together, joint tenants.

He can't afford to live here by himself. I can afford to live here by myself, though would prefer to buy somewhere else.

He's refusing to even talk about selling the place, because he will struggle to get a mortgage without me bankrolling it. I can't afford to move out and pay rent somewhere else while also still covering the majority of the bills for this house.

What do I do?

You see a Solicitor

See a solicitor about getting a court order to force a sale.

Solicitor then court

You will need to get a court order to force the sale if he doesn't agree

You need to go to court.

You have no other choice than to go through court.

Get a solicitor and force a sale

If you're in England or Wales this gives a good overview of how you can force a sale:

Orders for sale

Thank you everyone- I'm obviously a bit naive, as I didn't even know that was possible.

Ah OP, don't put yourself down "I was a bit naive"... We live and learn.

He's refusing to even talk about selling the place, because he will struggle to get a mortgage without me bankrolling it. I can't afford to move out and pay rent somewhere else while also still covering the majority of the bills for this house.

Who gave him the right to say that you "need to bankroll him"....

An adult man has a duty to himself to finance his own life.

Get him out of your life and your head with this bullshit.

If you don't have family or friends who you can confide in, check out Women's Aid. They'll help you to give your head a wobble. It's called financial abuse.

Court is expensive and lawyers are a drain on finances. It may be the only way to get the place sold, but if you can avoid that you will probably each keep more of the money from the sale.

If you see a solicitor, it could also be worth asking them to start by suggesting to you a proposal you might make to your ex, or a pair of alternative choices, that might make him choose to sell it so that you would not need to go to court.

Depending on whether you are married, another option could be to buy out his share (provided he agrees), and then sell it. Problem with this option is, you might have to pay SDLT on your purchase (deffo worth double-checking with a tax specialist!), and then the buyer of the whole property would have to pay SDLT on that value.