moneyhoney
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2 people bought a house together - both on deeds & mortgage. One person (call him John) paid the deposit, put considerable money into the house and has been paying the mortgage. John is resident in the house & the other person (Mary) has moved out.
Mary has said (verbally) that she would waive her rights to the house. John offered Mary money & she refused it. John has received mortgage approval to take over the mortgage.
However, despite the forms being drawn up, Mary is refusing to engage. She has not retained a solicitor and she is basically ignoring contact.
What can John do? Does he need to go to court? To complicate matters, John is having a baby next year and needs to get this sorted so that Mary does not have any claim on what will become a family home.
Mary has said (verbally) that she would waive her rights to the house. John offered Mary money & she refused it. John has received mortgage approval to take over the mortgage.
However, despite the forms being drawn up, Mary is refusing to engage. She has not retained a solicitor and she is basically ignoring contact.
What can John do? Does he need to go to court? To complicate matters, John is having a baby next year and needs to get this sorted so that Mary does not have any claim on what will become a family home.