Betrayed by husband over his inheritance

[Disneymum48]

My husband walked out on me and my children in 2019 after 21 years of marriage.
It has since unfolded that his sister and brother blackmailed him into leaving us
"Leave your wife to face homelessness or we won't give you a penny of our mothers estate "
His sister had been appointed power of attorney over her mother's estate. Over the years she'd been abusing her position of trust, helping herself to thousands of pounds from her mothers savings accounts. When I threatened to expose her criime she put pressure on my husband to leave me.
So he walked out, and left us with nothing but a section 21 notice.
We've been rehoused by a housing association and now my husband wants to get back with me! He wants to move into our housing association property with us, which I think is really cheeky after he left us to face homelessness.

I'd file for divorce. If any of this bollocks is true then he'll have to provide financial information to the courts and you'll discover whether you are able to get any settlement.

You lost me at 'he has a gambling addiction'. That's never going to end well. Get rid. Close the door. Move on. Trust me, I've been there.

@TeeBee

You lost me at 'he has a gambling addiction'. That's never going to end well. Get rid. Close the door. Move on. Trust me, I've been there.

Yep - this! And, sorry @Disneymum48 even without him having a gambling addiction this man had no scruples in walking out and leaving you and your children financially vulnerable and homeless! He has an absolute nerve to think he can slink back to you into YOUR new home and all the benefits of doing so.

If you ever do have a wobble think about the visceral shock you must have had when he just walked out of such a long marriage and also the bewilderment of your children. Be strong and keep him out of your life as much as possible. 🌹

What happened to the mortgage?

Sold our home in 2017.
We then moved into a *temporary ' private rented 5 bed, while we were supposedly looking to buy a more suitable home nearer to my daughter's school.
After almost two years in the private rented house he walked out and that's when the landlord issued me with a section 21 notice.
My husband spent all the equity from the sale of our house, he said to pay off debts.
My name has never been on the deeds or any joint accounts. So never entitled to receive a penny. Seems whatever amount of money my husband gets he always says it has to be spent on clearing his debts to maintain his good credit rating. He pays my ha rent of £844 per month. I'm pretty sure in the event of a divorce I wouldn't get that much maintenance from him. I'm ashamed to say that yes I still rely on him financially, as I don't think I would get much at all in a divorce settlement. He just claims he's racking up debts again and the courts will see he has no money.
I can't risk not having my rent paid. I faced homelessness once and I don't want to go through that again.