When my divorce was finalised the ex (plank) thought I would stay in the "marital" home, pay not one penny towards the mortgage or maintenance and when my son reached 17 come back to see it sold as is the law and take a nice cut!
I had never wanted to move into the area, it being 20 miles from our previous home of 18 years where my children had been born and almost grown up! We knew no one, I was then left totally isolated in a black hole of a place which had nothing going for it in any way shape or form, the children were all unhappy.
So I obviously did not want to stay there. I applied to the council as soon as the divorce came through and after a two year wait was finally given the flat we have now which is close to my sons school saving me 300 miles of driving a week! Bliss!!!
As there was no real money in the marriage the house sale was my settlement. I had been awarded what amounted to a 60% share of any profit - which after 25 years of a difficult marriage wasn't going to be much recompense.
I have recently reduced the price by £30k, it has been up for sale for over two and a half years, in that time less than ten viewings.
Yesterday the estate agent calls to tell me an offer had been received which was 25% less than the new asking price, £55k than the original price!! In effect much much more than the official figures telling us how much property prices have dropped. I had to decline the offer because it wouldn't even cover the cost of the mortgage let alone the estate agent and solicitor. If they come back with around £5k more I will feel obliged to accept as the house is now being repossessed by the lender.
The plank is being a total twat as per usual and is doing nothing to help with anything to finish clearing the house, me having done the majority of it with virtually no help.
So if another increased offer comes I accept it, if he doesn't we will still have to go to court next month for the repossession. I will - as I have already resigned myself - end up with nothing for the miserable marriage I endured for the best years of my life.
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Good post there.
ReplyDeleteYou're getting the hang of it nicely. Just write from the soul.
Sorry, that wasn't meant to be patronising. It's difficult sometimes to write as one would like. That's what I meant to say.
ReplyDeleteI didn't take the comment in that way at all, it was written from the heart, I find I have been compelled to say some things this past week! BTW the house offer was not increased and plank is playing games.....
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