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Holy_Caprica
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Hi All,
Some advice is needed.
Story in short is that a cousin and her boyfriend have broken up. It is very acrimonious. They have 1 child.
Before they broke up they built a house on her parents land (right beside them).
Two weeks into moving in he leaves and says he wants the house sold and half the remaining funds, he has met someone else. The house was unfinished so it would be questionable its value - especially in this market but it would definitely be greater than the mortgage.
The house is on a 100% mortgage and he has not contributed to any mortgage re-payments. She has paid this completely, the bank and her solicitor are aware that she is completely funding the mortgage. She wishes to keep the house as it would be the best place for her son and has asked him to remove himself from the mortgage (via her solicitor) but he insists that he wants it sold and half of the proceeds.
He is now threatening her saying that he will take their child if she does not sell and is frightening her with threats that she will be homeless and not have her son. She is quite young and not experienced in such matters and he appears to be bullying her. He does not appear to care whether this would also leave his son homeless.
Now as family are biased...I was hoping for some objective thoughts.
She went to her solicitor and has a financial plan to keep the house.
Can she keep the house or can he force her to sell?
Some advice is needed.
Story in short is that a cousin and her boyfriend have broken up. It is very acrimonious. They have 1 child.
Before they broke up they built a house on her parents land (right beside them).
Two weeks into moving in he leaves and says he wants the house sold and half the remaining funds, he has met someone else. The house was unfinished so it would be questionable its value - especially in this market but it would definitely be greater than the mortgage.
The house is on a 100% mortgage and he has not contributed to any mortgage re-payments. She has paid this completely, the bank and her solicitor are aware that she is completely funding the mortgage. She wishes to keep the house as it would be the best place for her son and has asked him to remove himself from the mortgage (via her solicitor) but he insists that he wants it sold and half of the proceeds.
He is now threatening her saying that he will take their child if she does not sell and is frightening her with threats that she will be homeless and not have her son. She is quite young and not experienced in such matters and he appears to be bullying her. He does not appear to care whether this would also leave his son homeless.
Now as family are biased...I was hoping for some objective thoughts.
She went to her solicitor and has a financial plan to keep the house.
Can she keep the house or can he force her to sell?