My girl friend wants to take over my house
I was staying with my ax girl frien since 2007and we got an RDP house,but she decided to leave a house with out any reason,so I decided to extend my house with my own money and she never pay anything even the time we were still under one roof,both our names are on the tittle deed,
Later this year she called , and she told me that she is coming back to her house, she also want to sell this house, should I let her come back after such a long time or should i let her sell the house
Category: Marriage and Divorce, Property Issues
Region: South Africa, Western Cape
1 Answer
If the house belongs to both of you then she has a right to stay in it. This will probably lead to a fight. If she wants to sell her interest in the house , I will suggest you get somebody from an estate agency to come and value the house for you. You can then arrange to pay to her half of the value, after deducting the cost of your improvements. She might agree to payment in installments or you can take a bond from the bank to pay her off. This calls for calm and understanding between both of you. If you cannot agree you can perhaps get a respected person to help you reach an agreement.