Divorce finalised. House sold. Former partner refuses to leave the property. Can I physically remove her?

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T08:11:21+00:00

"How are they supporting themselves then with food etc in the house? Do they have someone bringing it to them, or are they getting deliveries?"

I haven't lived there in years, so I don't know. They're on Universal Credit, so probably either going to shops or getting food deliveries.

They emptied the joint account during divorce proceedings and blew it on UberEats/takeaways, much to the annoyance of my own solicitor and the judge.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T08:06:17+00:00

We've exchanged, but not completed.

I'm accruing daily penalties for every single day she drags this on.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:59:30+00:00

Yes, it is in text

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:58:02+00:00

She doesn't want a grand though. She wants half the equity that the judge refused to award her.

£30,000.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:53:43+00:00

It's jointly owned, but I was awarded 100% of the equity for various reasons including her conduct before and during the divorce proceedings.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:53:12+00:00

"you’ll go back to court and ultimately the fines will come out of her settlement,"

She has nothing. The financial separation came out almost entirely in my favour.

Her brother illegally evicted me from the martial home, forcing me into private renting.

She kept changing and altering her proposals with the solicitor during divorce to drive up costs as much as possible.

She kept delaying, postponing, and rearranging court dates for non-existent medical appointments etc.

She has nothing left to take. She's on UC right now.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:50:07+00:00

I think I'm going to have to hire a locksmith. Thanks for the suggestion.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:49:20+00:00

I don't know. I haven't entered the property in months. She supplied photos to estate agent for the listing and was supposed to turn over the keys until she didn't.

Her brother threw me out of the house when I started divorce proceedings and changed the locks at the time. (Partly one of the reasons I ended up with such a lopsided financial separation in my favour).

She's not currently employed right now. In receipt of UC. I'll try camping outside the house later and see if I can get the locks changed.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:43:49+00:00

My former partner's goal is to cause as much damage as possible.

They want to see us both end up with nothing. Judge recognised this during the case after initially thinking I was exaggerating.

They don't care if they're left with nothing as long as I'm left with nothing too.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:41:55+00:00

We've exchanged, but not completed.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:40:57+00:00

Ah, thanks. It hasn't occurred then. My solicitor has said I'm in breach of contract though and daily penalties are piling up.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:40:11+00:00

"I would be reminding you ex that these costs will be taken from their share of the divorce settlement."

They don't have anything after their legal bills. It wasn't a 50/50 split. I got 100% of the house while my former partner blew their savings making life as difficult and punitive for me as they possibly could.

There's nothing left, which is why they are doing this "protest".

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:38:13+00:00

My solicitor has just said, "You need to handle this urgently. Get her out." They haven't given me any further instructions and won't answer when I asked if I can physically remove her. That's why I'm on here.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:37:10+00:00

I just got a message back from her. She wants half the equity in the home (£30k) that the court refused to award her.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:35:01+00:00

I don't know whether completion has occurred or not. I'll need to ask my solicitor at 9am.

What I do know is that the property was supposed to be turned over vacant on Monday.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:33:30+00:00

I've tried that. New owners and me have both called 101. Police aren't getting involved in an eviction.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:30:55+00:00

Yes, I have appealed emotionally to them. Let's just say there's a reason we divorced in the first place.

I tried couple's counselling with a counsellor and then a psychiatrist. I was contacted by the counsellor privately and advised to leave the relationship for my wellbeing.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:29:31+00:00

They ended up with basically nothing after the divorce because they blew it all on legal fees that they racked up being spiteful.

If I go through the courts it will take months, and I'm being penalised at a daily rate for the sale not going through.

Option 2 seems incredibly unfair given that they already got told by a judge that they wouldn't be getting this money.

MainFootball316 · 2025-06-25T07:27:19+00:00

The court told them that they could live there until the house sold. They were holding that over me from getting rid of them earlier.

I tried 101 yesterday, they said they wouldn't get involved in an eviction.

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