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My fiancé and I are living in his flat at the moment but plan to buy a house before we are married. He says the easiest thing will be to transfer his present mortgage to the new house in his name. But what would be the position if we were ever to split up?

If you don’t get married and split up you would only have a claim on the property if you could establish that you have contributed to the house, that there was an intention to share, or that you were promised part of it. If you do get married however, then, on divorce, the court could adjust ownership and give you a share. But it would probably be better from your point of view to purchase the new property in your joint names.

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