The gist is that the sister-in-law has dumped her bloke
and since he's moved out he's been hassling her for money, because whilst living with her (in the house she owns) he was paying rent and putting money and effort into the upkeep of the house and garden. Has he got a leg to stand on?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:17, 6 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

I'll give you a non-legal answer to this one:
Has he bollocks.
(NoeI «:::P:::» «:::E:::» «:::R:::» «:::V:::» «:::E:::», Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:18, Reply)

I'm going to go with no

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:18, Reply)

Tenancy agreement in place?

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:19, Reply)

An equitable interest may have arisen based on the works carried out

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:20, Reply)

my learned friend is correct ^^

( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:25, Reply)

I dunnered the gud

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:26, Reply)

I believe so
Every time the subject is raised matters get emotional and her sisters ask me to drop it. Don't have the intricate details. As far as I can tell, what he's asking for is like claiming back money on paint if you redecorated the bedroom of a room you were renting. But I don't know the law.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:22, Reply)

Loser
No one will care over a pot of homebase magnolia, he's not really going to institute proceedings on this basis. A strongly worded e-mail should be sent with the specific advice to 'jog on fucko'
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:25, Reply)

Knowing her she'll settle for the sake of keeping things amicable around the nipper
Thank you for your input
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:27, Reply)

Agree with noel on this one
if they were married then just possibly maybe, but otherwise he can do one.

Also: hello sweety *waves*
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:20, Reply)

Morning darling
Are you well?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:23, Reply)

Not in body but in spirit.
Glad yo see your smiling face once again.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:29, Reply)

Dashed decent of you
What have I missed?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:31, Reply)

Not a huge ammout.
I still have the same virus I had when I saw you (might want to get tested BTW) Noel has returned, Swipey is single, Sporto broke and then fixed his back, Monty fucked off for 2 weeks and returned and Morgan Freeman's a nonce, this is all I can think of.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:38, Reply)

*makes notes*
Thank you for the update. I have actually got a bastard cough at the moment, I might switch the blame target from the Dutch girls I met before the gig to you, because of the breasts.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:57, Reply)

Fair enough, so does my son
I am avoiding the blame on the basis that I don't have a cough, just a sore throat.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 20 Oct 2011, 11:05, Reply)

unfortunately
he MIGHT have.

it will depend how formal they were about it being "rent" and whether she was careful to accept his money into the house as a gift, loan or rent.

if not, he might be able to argue that it was a resulting or constructive trust, with the intention that he was to gain a beneficial interest (ie some share in the financial value). absolute worst case nightmare scenario would be 50%, although i do think a court would be more likely to find he gets his investment back plus whatever it might now be worth if the property has gone up in value.

did she own it before he moved in? or were they together when she bought it?

this will totally turn on its own facts. the court will look at how the payments were made and the evidence as to the understanding that it was rent rather than him paying into a house in which he had an interest. i would say her best bet is to see a solicitor to write him a serious BACK OFF BUDDY letter now.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:22, Reply)

I'll go round and get him to back off, in exchange for a complete box set of Black Books.

(NoeI «:::P:::» «:::E:::» «:::R:::» «:::V:::» «:::E:::», Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:24, Reply)

you can't offer that
you don't have the complete set
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:24, Reply)

That's what I meant.
Is it just being hungover that makes you occasionally a bit thick?
(NoeI «:::P:::» «:::E:::» «:::R:::» «:::V:::» «:::E:::», Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:25, Reply)

no
i was born that way
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:31, Reply)

*Gagas*

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:34, Reply)

It was her house before they started seeing each other
He lived there for nearly four years and they have a child together so it was definitely always in his interests to improve the house for his own good as well as hers, and she asked him to leave rather than him walking out.

It sounds mental to me, but this is exactly why I'm asking your opinion.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:25, Reply)

Because she's mental?

(NoeI «:::P:::» «:::E:::» «:::R:::» «:::V:::» «:::E:::», Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:26, Reply)

No, the breasts
Always
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:28, Reply)

it will depend on what he's done and how much he's spent
as rory says, he isn't going to issue proceedings over a pot of paint, but he might be doing it to hassle her.

she should see a lawyer before paying him a penny. if nothing else, he will keep coming back for more!

whereabouts does she live? my old firm in uxbridge would be v reasonable on fees?

or i have had this outfit on the other side if she lives near you, the guy i know here is great. i could easily call him for an intro for you:

www.birketts.co.uk/
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:29, Reply)

always with the referral fees

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:31, Reply)

cynical moose
i don't get a fee!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:38, Reply)

; )

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:42, Reply)

She's Norwich-based too
Thank you for the advice and for the recommendations :-)
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:32, Reply)

WOH WOH WOH WOHHHHHH NOW. C'mon everyone, you're missing something vital here.... single vulnrable good looking* lady.
* Presuming she's got the same jeans as Darth, who let's face it, would make an hot looking chick.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:28, Reply)

Silly Gonz
He said sister in law, which means she has teh same genes as Ms Foxtrot. This means she will be fit as hell, but will rip your balls off if she suspects any kind of silliness.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:31, Reply)

This is a stunningly accurate description of Ms Foxtrot's sisters
Sadly I wasn't entirely specific; she's her stepsister.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:32, Reply)

Ahhh, coolio.
Still interested, mrs foxtrot is well fit, or she looks like a bloke, I can't remember how I was taking the piss out of her a few months ago, I really should write these things down in a filo-fax. Whatever I said though, still totally would, double soo 'cus it would devistate darth.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:36, Reply)

Pst! Gonz!
swipe is now single too, just saying like.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:35, Reply)

You know, if I'm ever single again
I'll be straight on here pimping myself out. It's like a fucking meat market in here most days.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:39, Reply)

You could do worse B3thles
Gonz is worth a quick fling, just for the breakfast the next morning.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:42, Reply)

You can ask Tu', I make a fucking awesome breakfast.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:43, Reply)

I do hope DG does not take the inference from that that one so easily could.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:46, Reply)

I don't reckon he'd mind, I seem to have a free pass with spouces, people figure it won't ever happen so they might as well, but then can't get annoyed 'cus they were the ones who gave me backstage access.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:48, Reply)

stage passage
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:52, Reply)

Wait, what, really?
Let's see, we're on the 20th now, it's my birthday on the 31st, I reckon if we move fast, like, start shagging this weekend, then by my birthday she might start considering it 'serious'. That with moving flat over the next few months, I think I might be able to score some nice Sofas, you know "SEeing as you're spending so much time here, and we're spending so much time on them, what with us being serious now, might as well get wipe-proof ones, leather does that."..... brb, googling Laz-e-boy.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 10:39, Reply)