he just seems to want them both homeless

[honeysucklecottage]

I would like advice for my daughter.
She brought a house from the housing assosiation with her boyfriend they had a daughter together at the time she was 3 to 4 years old. The boyfriend left 4 years later after my daughter got a loan to pay his county court fines and pay for the car he left with. He threatened to kill my daughter if she did not leave the house with my grandaughter he was arrested and cautioned.

All these years shes struggled to pay the morgage and the debts he left her with. The boyfriend only paid child support when the csa caught up with him, but then changed his job, he owes my daughter £4000 in arrears. She never had the income to change the morgage.

My grandaughter has learning difficulties and worked hard to get into college. For her 18th biirthday she was informed by her fathers solicetor that he wanted the house sold and they had to get out.

This is where we are at the moment.
We can get a mortgage for the property and have asked the boyfriends solicetor what money he wants, but he just sends that he is going to court and the house will have to be sold. He has told my grand daughter he is entitled to half the house profits

Can you please advise me what my daughter can do, as he just seems to want them both homeless.

regards
Linda

he's only entitled, at the very most, to half of 4 years of the mortgae payments.

Your daughter could possibly tack a couple of years onto her mortgage to buy him out?

I know nothing about the legalities of house buying but you do not own half a house that you only contributed (or indeed lived in) for 4 years

he's not entitled to half the house profits.

If the house goes to sale, the proceeds will be divided thus

Pay off mortgage
Half of 4 years contribution to mortgage to the ex twat.
Rest to your daughter.

but this is an assumption based not not much knowledge so check it.

Honeysuckle - I would advise that you contact your local Citizens Advice Bureau - best to ring them to make an appt as they get very busy. They are very knowledgeable on these matters and are free of course. The other good organisation is SHELTER who deal specifically with housing issues and are also free. Google them to find your nearest one.

I would advise your daughter to make notes of all the issues that you want covered and to also make notes about the advice given because when you are upset it is easy to forget things or get them mixed up.

Thank you for the replies
Its all so confusing She has been told by the Citizens Advice Bureau that as the names are both on the mortgage it is joint.
So this would mean any guy could buy a house with someone, leave after 3-4 years, go on a world tour, and still expect half the profit once the house is sold.
I thought it sounded wrong, but do not know a lot about Law, thats why I came here.
She gets told so many things. We really need to find someone who knows.

If he's never paid teh mortgage and has nothing to prove he did while she does have statements to prove she did, wouldn't this change things?

The thing is I want to help, so my daughter and grandaughter are secure. Instead of them having to move I got a mortgage and through a solicitor my daughter asked him how much he wants to remove his name from this mortgage, he just wants to have it go to court and sold, I do not think he would get any more. Seems rather odd to me I thought a father would want to help his daughter especially as she just started college this year.

Thank you for your thoughts on the matter. I will go and see a solicitor

Agree babybarrister but somehow got the idea that the OP could not afford a solicitor but I didn't realise legal aid was available in such cases. Your advice is very helpful. ARE you a "baby barrister" ?!

totally agree with Babybarrister (as usual)

shhh, I'm in disguise