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Thankyou for your replies. It has eased my mind. I did at the onset as I had to put all of the equity down for the house and mortgage (partner going through long divorce and complications at the time, and could not sell his property for another 2 years) I had the inteligence to get the ownership as tenents in common at the beginning so as I could protect my half. But it seems that if he defaults on repayments Im in a catch 22 situation anyway and would stil have to sell. I cannot afford to buy him out and carry on the mortgage as the property is very very valueable. It is a messy business getting into second relationships, as if anything happens to him I have to sell to give his older children their half back anyway as he has not married me (as promised before I sold my property), and I have got much younger children to think about. Not sure what the next step and maybe reverting back to 2 properties is the answer all round. Thankyou again for replying. Whish there was more law for unmarried women cohabiting.