Money & property
Sharing costs, homes, pensions and inheritance in second relationships, with UK rules explained.
Start here: Money in Later-Life Relationships: Separate Accounts, Joint Accounts and Sharing Costs10 guides
Sharing costs, homes, pensions and inheritance in second relationships, with UK rules explained.
Do you need to combine finances to be serious after 50? Separate vs joint accounts, fair ways to share costs, credit files, talking about money and protecting yourself.
How marriage, divorce and living together can affect a will across the UK, and why reviewing your will matters when you find love again later in life. Not legal advice.
What a cohabitation agreement is, what it usually covers, and why it can matter more when you move in together later in life. General information, not legal advice.
Living together unmarried in Northern Ireland: property, separation, inheritance under the 1979 Order, pensions, bereavement benefits and protecting each other.
How Scots law treats cohabiting couples: the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, claims on separation and death and their strict time limits, the home, pensions, benefits and proposed reforms. Information, not legal advice.
How the law in England and Wales treats cohabiting couples: the common law marriage myth, the home, separation, wills and inheritance, pensions, benefits, children and the 2026 reform consultation. Information, not legal advice.
Prenups and second marriages explained: how prenuptial agreements are generally treated in England and Wales and Scotland, what they can and cannot do, the 2026 review, and questions for a solicitor.
Moving in or buying a home together after 50? Your rights if you’re not married, joint tenants vs tenants in common, stamp duty, mortgages, protecting children’s inheritance and a full checklist.
How remarrying or living with a new partner can affect your State Pension, inherited pension, bereavement benefits, public sector and private survivor pensions, and divorce pension claims in the UK.
How to look after a new partner and protect your children’s inheritance: wills, intestacy, marriage, joint ownership, life interest trusts, prenups and cohabitation agreements.