Cohabitation

When you move in together the last thing you want to think about is drawing up a legal document such as a cohabitation agreement. But if you split up, you won’t have the same rights as a married couple and you could end up with nothing. So it’s even more important that you make one. A cohabitation agreement can help unmarried couples clarify their financial arrangements and protect their respective interests. Find out more on how unmarried couples can draw up a cohabitation agreement...

The consequence of not making a Will are much more serious for cohabitants, than, for instance, married couples, because (under current laws) the partner has no automatic entitlement to the estate.

Put simply, if you're not married and living together, there are no guarantees under our current law that your partner will automatically receive any of your money or property should you die...

When you first decide to live together and buy a property, romance is often at the forefront of your mind. The legal implications of living together may be the last thing you want to think about. You cannot imagine separating and may assume that, if things go wrong, the law will automatically protect you. But will it ...?

Prenuptial agreements are recognised in many countries, but in the UK they have a history of being seen as unromantic by couples about to embark on a life together.

Yet prenuptial agreements are increasingly being taken into consideration by the English courts when they are looking at financial settlements on divorce.

Find out more on when to use a prenuptial agreement, what a prenuptial agreement does and how to make it legally binding...