My son is in a difficult situation and I wonder if anyone can help me on his behalf. For background, he is divorced and is on good terms with his ex-wife with whom he has two children, one of whom is severely disabled. He supports them and has them EOW. After the divorce he lived alone for three years then met his current partner and they bought a house together on a 50/50 basis. She has almost-adult sons from a previous relationship.
Unfortunately after six years the relationship has soured, and it was clear that she wanted him out. She was doing her best to make his life difficult and she and the boys were ganging up on him. He has been sleeping in a home office in the garden for over a year because he has to be up early for his commute and they would not let him sleep, playing music and gaming until all hours. They were also provoking him and filming him if he showed anger. The final straw was when she reported him to the police for damage to her car which he did not do. He was advised by a police officer friend to get out before he was wrongly accused of a more serious crime.
So for his own safety he is now living with us and she has agreed to put the house on the market but at a much inflated price and they have received no interest. We believe she has no intention of selling the house as they now have it to themselves, with my son paying half the mortgage and council tax. He obviously needs his part of the equity in the house and to be free of the bills so he can purchase another property. He can't ask the estate agent to lower the price without her agreement. He doesn't want to take it to court as this would cost thousands that he doesn't have.
Any advice would be much appreciated.