Domestic abusers weaponising joint mortgages by refusing to pay their share

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Domestic abusers are pushing victims into spiralling debt and homelessness by weaponising joint mortgages against them - with 750,000 women in the UK estimated to be affected by mortgage abuse.

A study, by the charity Surviving Economic Abuse, has found one in eight women in the UK who had a joint mortgage in the last two years suffered economic abuse over the arrangement from their current or ex-partner.

Abusers are refusing to fork out for their agreed part of the mortgage, agree to new terms, or sell the property.

continues at https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/joint-mortgage-domestic-abuse-women-b2610118.html

Surviving Economic Abuse https://survivingeconomicabuse.org/

But again, what would you do?

Enforce 50/50? - what about SAHP

Enforce if they won't pay has to be sold? - again what if the person in the house is a SAHP and can't get another mortgage or approved to rent.

Enforce status quo? What if a financially abusive ex was forcing you to pay the whole thing - you leave and pay only your half. They Enforce status quo of you paying it all and you're still trapped. Or if you leave and your ex sabotages your job or you simply get made redundant.

No 'rule' applies to all cases.