Please advise me if you can! My partner and I have recently split up (my decision after many unhappy years). He can afford to buy me out of the house, but I can't afford to buy him out, both names are on the mortgage. If he bought me out I would probably get somewhere between £50/£60,000. I'm worried that if I accept this, I won't be able to claim any benefits, and I certainly cannot afford a new mortgage on my own. I want to stay in the family home as I am the main carer of our children (he works away between 1 and 3 nights per week). I am also around for all school holidays. Can he force a sell of the property? Can he make me leave? I cannot afford the mortgage and bills on my own. What can I do? Please help if you have any experience of this. Thanks in advance.