If he will not co-operate, you can take him to court to force the sale which will cost you a lot of money. Instead give him an incentive to get this sorted out. For example, telling him you do not want half of the equity is totally the wrong thing to say as it encourages him to continue as he is. Get aggressive, tell him you are putting a tenant into your half of the house or move back in yourself. Make this uncomfortable for him.
I hope you have now learned why it is never a good plan to buy real estate with someone you are not legally married to. If there had been a marriage and subsequent divorce, this would have been resolved as part of the settlement.
Scotland UK - when I was in his situation ex husband raised court order and judge decided house was to be sold and I ended up homless with my daughter, Good Luck
You need a Solicitor, maybe a letter from them will force action. By not selling voluntarily he will be liable for half of the Court fees.
UK
Thank u both and I know it's stupid not to want anything but with what I have been through with him I want to make it as simple as possible and I just thought by asking for a share of the profits would drag it out, think I may need a solicitor now.
You need legal advice here. To say you don't want your cash share of the house is just plain stupid. That would give you a deposit for your new home.
Hi, is there any way i can force the sale of my house with my ex? We have no children, he lives there on his own, both our names are on the mortgage. He has now been refusing to take my name off for nearly 8 years, i am now at the point where i want to buy my own home and cant because my name is still on that mortgage. He says he cant remortgage because he hasnt got a job at the moment, which is not my problem, he has had 8 years to sort it and he hasnt, i now need to take action but really dont know where to start. I dont want anything from him for the years i lived there, i dont want paying off, just want my name off the mortgage, how can i do thi? please help....
