Selling house

[Deadsouls]

Hello,

Does anyone know if my ex-DH can force me to sell the house I live in?

Though our names are both on the deeds, I put up about 4/5 of the funds to buy the property, the rest being made up of Mortgage.

The house was only a marital asset for 18 months or so, as he had been having an affair and we separated soon after moving into the house (about 3 months).

We have 2 children and I am the resident parent. They are aged 7 and 10.

Initially ex said he’d wait until the youngest was 18 whereupon I would sell the house. He wants 25%.
He has now changed his mind and wants me to sell the house later this year.

He has also recently come into money for inheritance and has around £188,000 in cash.

I have always paid the mortgage and utilities, and obviously since he moved out.

Is there any protection I can put in place against an order of sale? Am I right in thinking that the onus is upon him to prove that moving the children from their home would be in the best interests of all?

Thank you for any info or if you’ve been through this.

I believe you exDH would need to go to court to obtain an exclusion order to evict you from the home and force a sale. Which would be costly and difficult to obtain because of the children
When you divorced was the house not dealt with as an "ancillary matter" ?
I assume you have evidence of your finanical input into the property and of your husbands recent inheritance?
I would see a solicitor as soon as possible.

You need to see a solicitor, because all anyone can say on this information is "maybe".

Thank you, I have an appt set up with a solicitor. I was having an early morning panic.

My ex freely admits that he did not put any money into the purchase of the property and has disclosed his inheritance