aibu to ask about removing name from deeds and mortgage

[Peachesandcream20]

Hello, hoping for some advice with this.

I bought a property 4 years ago with a friend.

We own the property as join tenants and are both on the mortgage. I own 98% and they own 2%.

I paid the full deposit and have lived in it and paid all mortgage payments and repairs.

we have fallen out and the mortgage fixed rate is about to expire.

I am able to get a new mortgage in my own name but they are not responding to the transfer of equity letter. The mortgage product expires in a month and I don't want to move onto the standard variable rate.

Can I get a court order to remove their name from the title and deed?

You need proper legal advice on this

Out of interest how did they end up with such a small share? Couldn't you have made up that 2% to avoid going into shared ownership.

Anyway. Get a solicitor and talk to them would be my advice.

Crikey. Not that it impacts the advice but out of interest, why did you put them on the deeds in the first place?

you need a solicitor

can you not buy them out/pay them off asap?

You're not joint tenants if you own it in unequal shares like that. You are tenants in common.

Yes you can apply for a court order but you do need legal advice.