you'd be amazed
i had one guy who let his gf move in. he had £300k of equity. so far, so good. where he was STUPID was to let her start paying towards the mortgage and other things like a new bathroom, without recording the terms. of course, they split up, and... she went for half the entire lot.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 12 Aug 2013, 11:08, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

Yeah, that is stupid, but also, difficult to bring up I imagine, I guess it was easier for us as we both had around the same capital to put up and were both starting with nothing,
Out of curiosity, how did it end? Did she get half?
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 12 Aug 2013, 11:10, Reply)

i can't say as it's ongoing, but what i will say is that it comes down to evidence
so she argues that the intention was for her to get half and this was proven by her being allowed to pay half the mortgage, joint bank account etc.

he argues that her contribution was in lieu of rent/a gift.

i suspect the court will stick a finger in the air and give her back what she put in, minus a bit for living costs, plus a pro-rata'd bit for how much the house has gone up in value, but it's entirely possible she'll get half. he was an idiot not to seek legal advice.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 12 Aug 2013, 11:14, Reply)

Being a decent human being
if I move in with a homeowner, I shall be signing a tenancy.
( Kroney, Mon 12 Aug 2013, 11:16, Reply)

"every case turns on its own facts"
eg someone who gives up their career to raise kids, then 10 years later things go pear-shaped, during which they'd had no opportunity to make their own money/property investments is entitled to it. this girl moved in, 12 months later, thinks she's entitled to it, for no good reason.

greggs hat had a beautician whom i loathed the sound of - she'd married some much older banker, it lasted 6 months, and she was going for their surrey mansion. why? why did she think she was entitled to it??
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 12 Aug 2013, 11:24, Reply)

That would have been her plan all along.
Any rich man that thinks a much younger woman is interested in him for anything other than his money is a fucking retard.
( Kroney, Mon 12 Aug 2013, 11:27, Reply)

this is precisely what i said
he maintained she was a sweet, innocent, hard-working girl. pfffffft.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 12 Aug 2013, 11:33, Reply)

I think the key phrase there is
"Working Girl"
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Mon 12 Aug 2013, 12:03, Reply)

Sounds like it.
I'm trying to wangle my way into starting paying into the mortgage myself. If I solidify my position as trophy-husband I won't have to work a single day and I'll still get half the house :D
( Frisbee OG wanker, Mon 12 Aug 2013, 11:14, Reply)

yep
i'd never let a fellow property lawyer move in, let's put it that way!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 12 Aug 2013, 11:24, Reply)