Property question

[KazzaN]

Hi!
I live in my ex partners house.
He left when my daughter was age 2,she's now 17.
I've paid the mortgage and all bills since he left. He hasn't paid me any child support.
When my daughter leaves home next year he says I'm to leave the property.
He's offered me a sum of money once I leave, should I contact a solicitor to see if I'm entitled to anything?
Many thanks in advance!!

Yes. I’d seek legal advice on this. I don’t know anything about it but definite worth paying for a consultation

Yes it would be sensible to see a solicitor if you can't come to an agreement yourselves. I guess it depends whether you want to accept his offer and whether you think it was fair. It was his house and I guess if you hadn't have stayed there you would have needed to pay rent or mortgage elsewhere, but the fact he hasn't paid any Child maintenance would make me try to get a good deal out of it I guess.

You’ll have a right to put a charge on the property. By paying what you have with no rental agreement you’ll potentially be entitled to a %.

do NOT move out and contact a solicitor ASAP

Ooh messy situation.

What's legally possible and what seems fair/morally right might not necessarily align.

Lots of things to consider. What you both paid towards the house, his lack of child support, the rise in the property market, and possibly his costs elsewhere.

He could argue that it was a landlord/tenant arrangement and you're entitled to nothing, so the fact that he's offered you a lump sum sounds positive.

However, you've paid all costs for your joint DD and paid his mortgage for 15 years.

But then, what is the lump sum compared with what you've paid for the property, bringing up DD and the rise in the property market? Who paid for maintenance and improvements to the house, boiler servicing, any new kitchens, bathrooms, windows etc?