how to protect house deposit
So just had lunch with my sister, and she is worried, her son is just 22 and is moving in with girlfriend, same age. They are long-term and might be getting engaged.
They want to buy an apartment, and my sister wants to give her son the money for the deposit, which will be approx £50-80k, or they will not be able to buy, as the average flat around here is 350K, and they would get a mortgage for the rest...
him and her are both newly graduated and on their first jobs.
she is a nice girl, but has no lump sum to add to deposit, she will just have her income to help pay the mortgage.
My sister does not want to be the bad guy, but she needs to protect her sons deposit, in case of a split, in which case the girl will possibly walk away with half the deposit, even in a non-married situation...
anyone done an agreement or got experience of how to handle it..
btw, son just wants money and no agreements...and why doesnt she trust his girlfriend etc etc, so it is delicate..
Last edited by oompaloompa; 10-22-2016 at 12:05 PM.
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