House. Joint but he doesnt contribute.

[Lou59]

so i seperated from my ex 7 years ago since then he hasnt given me any money towards the mortgage. Actually left me in a mess initially to pay it on my own. But i managed and now in a position to take it over offically myself. Im hoping next year when my current term is up to look to buy him out take his name off it. Can he ask for half of the house considering he hasnt paid anything towards it in 7 years?

Yes if he owns half. You have been capitalising and benefiting from his share.

If you wanted to have sole benefit you would need an agreement to that effect.

Yes he can

It depends. When my ex and his ex split she stayed in the house. It was quite indepth and went to court, the upshot was that all the contributions she had made towards the mortgage since they had split were taken into account and used to reduce how much she had to give him to get him off the mortgage.

Value of house 7 years ago and take 50% off , that's if he paid his way back then .
Although I have no idea what would be the official line on it . Best take legal advice .

OP has had full enjoyment for the last seven years so when she pays ‘his half’ of the mortgage it’s considered in lieu of rent to him.

@serie9
That makes sense , hadn't even considered his half being rentable .

Unfortunately what @serie9 said

That's why in my divorce I agreed to a lump sum with my ex based on the value of the house at the time to avoid this scenario