taking my name off mortgage-shared ownership

Me and my now ex partner took out a mortgage in jan 2006. It is a shared ownership with a housing association and we got a mortgage for 50% of the property. We have since seperated-he remains at the property whilst i have moved back in with my family. He refuses to sell and because my name is on this property, i am not able to get jobseekers allowance, which really sucks cos i have no income, whatsoever. I have no funds to instruct a solicitor and am waiting for citizens advice bureau to get back to me with their advice..in the meantime i am wondering if there is anything I can do? I don't think he would be able to take on the mortgage alone (as he wants to do) as he cant get life insurance due to him having Muscular Dystrophy. Can I force a sale? Would I be entitled to legal aid, considering I have no income and no capital (well, apart from the property that is partly in my name..!!) Just dont know what to do..

I hope this makes sense and welcome any questions.

Thanks for reading!

Rachel001 said:

. I have no funds to instruct a solicitor and am waiting for citizens advice bureau to get back to me with their advice..

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Get in touch with your local free legal advice centre - www.flac.ie

BTW Rachel (I see your location is Manchester) in case you weren't aware, this is an Irish based site dealing with predominantly Irish related queries - you may not find the info you are looking for here.

Okay, well thank you anyway for the info you have given me-it's appreciated.