Forcing house sale

[ScoobyCan]

STBExH (chucked him out mid last year) has set up several appointments with Estate Agents which I am to honour.

Do I tell them house sale* is due to impending divorce? Or do I pretend all is well and "we" are simply looking to move? What is the general consensus regarding protocol when dealing with slippery types from local EAs?

*I must add this is not what I want as have 2 DCs under 10 and they've been through enough over past 3 years.

Thanks for any advice.

Have you got legal advice before doing anything more ?

Shit and Star - thank you for your responses.

What the person (he's not a man, no real man would have done this to me and my DCs) has done is ruin us financially. I got rid because he was a shit husband, turns out there was far more to it.

I'm aware of the Mesher vs Mesher arrangement, but the reality is the house will need to go because of the shitstorm he has created. I've been advised not to sell until settlement reached, I intend to stick to that advice. Just wondering whether to be honest with the agents....

I think you don't need to be open at the valuation stage although strictly speaking it should not impact value.

I have gone through this as didn't disclose in the first instance.

Don't sell until settlement.Ex tried to force this and so glad I didn't as a settlement wasn't reached in court for almost a year.