Can i claim???

[crackpotdj]

Wondered if anybody could advice me if i`m able to claim back money i`ve spent on a property???
Its a property that me and my ex partner (who i split up with just before xmas) that belonged to her father. I completely gutted the place and spent an absolute fortune on it out of my own inheritance money and literally walked away with nothing. I`ve got the majority of bills etc with proof that the payments was made my family and not by my ex. I didn`t want to go down this route but i`ve thought long and hard about it and to put just short of 20k into a place and get nothing out of it is making me determined to re-coup some of my money.
HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

Regards and Happy New Year to you all

[Fay Mousse]

Not nearly enough information.

Were you living in the property as a couple?

What was the intention? Can she claim you were helping her out and it was all intended as gifts?

You need to able to show that you have a beneficial interest in the property - that you spent the time and money on it as it was intended that when restored it would be sold and you would take a share of the profits; or that you and she would live in it as a couple and you viewed it as your home.

If you can prove such an interest then you will be entitled to your money (and maybe a share of the equity - a profit).

[crackpotdj]

Thanks for your reply, yes we lived in the property as a couple for nearly 4 years and spent my own money on it because i classed it as my home.

[Fay Mousse]

If your girlfriend won't accept that you have invested money in the property and have an entitlement to recoup it, you need a solicitor. It's not going to be easy.

Go prepared. Make a note of relevant dates and facts for easy reference including dates you moved in, your inheritance - everything that the solicitor may need to know.

Collate all your receipts and total them up. Don't take the receipts - just a quick note.

Take a pen and paper and make notes.