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Here's a good one to wrack your brains on.
Chap purchased a house in 1980 for £9k cash. Chap was working away during the week, his father (divorced) moved in rent free & the chap stayed there only at weekends. His father (divorced) met & married a lady who moved in sometime early 90's. Chap stopped working away late 90's but purchased a house for himself, his father & his stepmum continued living in the house rent free . . . .
In 2005 his father died leaving everything to his wife. Chap got along very well with his stepmum so things like family photo's, momento's etc were happily handed over. The subject of the house & the 'rent free' aspect were discussed & it was agreed that she could live there 'rent free' for as long as she liked . . . . .
She died in 2020 with no will. Her nearest living relative is her only son from her previous marriage who 'thinks' he's inherited this house & is now living there 'rent free' !
House is now worth approx £200k, correctly registered to this chap with the land registry. Her son keeps getting solicitors onboard to try & legally register the house in his name, chap has so far spent over £15k in his own solicitors fee's to fight him . . . . .
It's an ongoing saga & the stress is literally killing this chap. Do you think the son has any chance in transferring the property to his name & thus gaining the house foc???
Chap purchased a house in 1980 for £9k cash. Chap was working away during the week, his father (divorced) moved in rent free & the chap stayed there only at weekends. His father (divorced) met & married a lady who moved in sometime early 90's. Chap stopped working away late 90's but purchased a house for himself, his father & his stepmum continued living in the house rent free . . . .
In 2005 his father died leaving everything to his wife. Chap got along very well with his stepmum so things like family photo's, momento's etc were happily handed over. The subject of the house & the 'rent free' aspect were discussed & it was agreed that she could live there 'rent free' for as long as she liked . . . . .
She died in 2020 with no will. Her nearest living relative is her only son from her previous marriage who 'thinks' he's inherited this house & is now living there 'rent free' !
House is now worth approx £200k, correctly registered to this chap with the land registry. Her son keeps getting solicitors onboard to try & legally register the house in his name, chap has so far spent over £15k in his own solicitors fee's to fight him . . . . .
It's an ongoing saga & the stress is literally killing this chap. Do you think the son has any chance in transferring the property to his name & thus gaining the house foc???