What should I do

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My partner and I are splitting after 30 years. I work from home in a room that was specifically converted for that purpose. He now wants me to rent another space to work in so that the house can be sold. I don’t want to do this but feel he is hiding something. Me working from home does not stop the house from being sold and quite frankly I don’t want to pay rent somewhere else as this is an unnecessary cost. Partner has started being hostile. What should I do.

What’s his reasoning? Is the room set up with niche equipment or installations which might put potential buyers off? If you are both on the deeds to the house then you both have equal right to live there and use it. He can’t insist you stop using the room, you’ll both just have to grit your teeth and bars each other until the sale goes through.

Is it possible he wants to the buy the house? I wonder if he is planning on getting an occupation order or just locking you out?

It’s a hair salon which to me is an asset rather than a downfall. Both names are on the mortgage and he is not in a position to buy the house himself. Just don’t know what his thought process is in wanting me not to work from home.

Does he want to remove all the hairdressing equipment? I wouldn’t necessarily see it as an asset if I were buying a house because I’m not a hairdresser so it probably does limit your market a bit

Yep it's not an asset to most .

Is it just a bedroom you use or?

You could certainly do with it looking at how to make it more of a normal room in a family home.

He hasn’t mentioned taking the equipment out so far. Problem is her busiest season, xmas, is approaching, she is already fully booked and it’s just not practical to be looking for alternative work space.

Well she will have to stand her ground and say she'll move to other premises in January/if the house exchanges which ever is soonest.