Estoppel Question Advise Needed

[Tiger7861]

Me and my partner live in my parents house for 15 years now they want me out in the past on numerous occasions they have promised me and my partner the house but nothing on paper
The deeds are in there name and we have never paid any rent or mortgage but we have spent money on the property over 10 years about 15k . Do I have any chance of keeping the house or staying here we have 2 children the solicitor had advised me of estoppel saying that you parents have broken there promise?Additional DetailsI forgot to mention me and my husband are separated know he is saying that no promise was made I have a witness to the promise but we did apply for local housing housing register waiting for a house will that have any significance ?
As the landlords are saying one of the conditions of staying there was that you stay on the hosing register.
In other words we did not reply to our detriment can this act bee taken like this ?

[factor-fiction]

Make sure you make a note of your password, Tiger, or you'll have to come back as Tiger78 tomorrow.
Sleep on it, thinking of how much you are prepared to put into this, what the potential gains are and what are the chances of succeeding. Also , still go to CAB tomorrow as a back up

[Tiger786]

Thnxs all see u soon

[Rosetta]

Enough already.
Tiger has obviously achieved her/ his aims ^^^

[Tiger786]

Morning all have been to solicitors today asked him why this gift issue was not raised in the divorce he said if we had you may got evicted at least this way you will stay in the house until the courts decide.

[boxtops]

That's a fair comment, Tiger, it gives you a few weeks now until it goes to court. Keep looking for somewhere else to live, don't leave it until they make the decision.

[Tiger786]

He also said if you want the courts to make there mind it will got to trial

[EcclesCake]

Do you find that advice reassuring? Do you have any kind of a contingency plan? If not I think you might want to work on one to minimise the disruption to your child with ADHD.

[Tiger786]

He said if u lose case which he thinks is not gonna happen worse case scenario
They court will give you at least 12 months to loose or you can appeal
He said the promise is easy to prove the detriment he says needs to minimum he says by staying in that house is the detriment because if you did not move there you could have bought you town house

[Peter Pedant]

Great ! we are back - nearing 600 completely useless and pointless q and a
and kicking around points raised in the first page...


well the solicitor who is charging you is right.
You stay in the house whilst it is decided...
which will take, what ? nine months

but if you lose you lose your £13k and therefore effectively pay rent for that year annualised at arount £16 000. You may find that a worthwhile deal.
In whcih case you go ahead....

[Peter Pedant]

That is great ! If the solicitor can show detriment when we can't
you should go with him.

I hesitate to say it is because you have said things to him which yu didnt say to us etc - because to say that would be ungallant

[Tiger786]

Yes exactly peter so hence the reason why I'm going ahead

[Tiger786]

He also says me not mentioning on the divorce about gift is not a big issue

[Tiger786]

Peter he says that by moving in is the detriment and even if you spent 1000. On the property is detriment because you spent it on the belief it was a promise

[EcclesCake]

I am intrigued to understand how your housing arrangement did not come up during the course of your divorce.

If you were not with dependents I'd let it go but as you have children I am confused how it wasn't part of your settlement.

[Tiger786]

Plz read above post even if it was not it is not a big deal as it won't be easy to boot me out

[EcclesCake]

I sincerely hope you have a stonking amount of money available to pay your legal team and to give your kids a loving home.

[Tiger786]

Yes it will be cheaper staying here and fighting

[scorpiojo]

How can your solicitor say the promise is easy to prove if you only have one witness and your ex and his parents are going to deny the promise was made?

[EcclesCake]

As you have had the advice from your legal adviser(s) could you give their reasoning as to how your claim is sufficiently robust that it has a hope in hell?

I can only assume they are taking you for a ride or you have given them some pertinent information that you haven't shared here.

[Tiger786]

Same info here I showed him bank statements etcc one question for you guys he says it's still possible after divorce to claim on finance grounds what does he mean by that