When my wife and I split up we rented out our house, but the rent didn’t cover the mortgage. Over several years I made up the shortfall, amounting to £15,000, until the house was sold. Am I entitled to claim half of the £15,000 from her?
Yes, but this should ideally have been sorted out either during divorce proceedings or when the house was sold. It could be expensive to take your ex-wife to court solely to recoup this money now. If you aren’t divorced yet you still have the opportunity to raise the issue, but it sounds as though you have already divided up your biggest joint asset. Discuss it with your solicitor.