I’m not sure if he should get 50% of the market value, or if there’s another way of settling it
Q My ex-husband and I are currently joint tenants of a property I live in with our daughters. As we are now divorced, we are in the process of becoming tenants in common.
If I were to buy him out of his 50% share, would he get 50% of the market value, or market value minus mortgage then 50% of the equity that is left?
EP
If you are planning to buy a second home, there are a number of issues to consider, and make decisions upon, before you start looking. Depending on your reasons for buying, the process and costs may be very different from those when you purchased your main home. National law firm Stone King outline the key […]
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Backyard cooking is one of the great pleasures of staying at home, and an open-air kitchen can be built cheaply and easily
For reasons unknown, food tastes better outdoors, so if you are planning a staycation, why not add another DIY project to the list in the form of a permanent outdoor kitchen? The design can be as slick or as rudimentary as your budget and skills dictate.
First, identify your heat source. If you want to cook over flames, consider building an open grill (you’ll need to make sure you are a safe distance from your shed and any wooden fencing). Ikea sells a charcoal grill that is built into a solid acacia frame on wheels for easy manoeuvring (£189, ikea.com). The hooded grill is surrounded by a narrow stainless-steel trim that will just-about fit a can of something cool on it. You can extend your work surface area by buying an additional modular cart or cabinet that fits snugly alongside the grill (from £299, including the grill).
Continue reading...Backyard cooking is one of the great pleasures of staying at home, and an open-air kitchen can be built cheaply and easily
For reasons unknown, food tastes better outdoors, so if you are planning a staycation, why not add another DIY project to the list in the form of a permanent outdoor kitchen? The design can be as slick or as rudimentary as your budget and skills dictate.
First, identify your heat source. If you want to cook over flames, consider building an open grill (you’ll need to make sure you are a safe distance from your shed and any wooden fencing). Ikea sells a charcoal grill that is built into a solid acacia frame on wheels for easy manoeuvring (£189, ikea.com). The hooded grill is surrounded by a narrow stainless-steel trim that will just-about fit a can of something cool on it. You can extend your work surface area by buying an additional modular cart or cabinet that fits snugly alongside the grill (from £299, including the grill).
Continue reading...Old roses, hidden temples, forgotten orchards – find peace and beauty in these romantic idylls
Colin Firth described this National Trust-owned garden in the foothills of Snowdonia as “spellbinding and wonderfully peaceful” after shooting scenes there for the new film adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s classic, The Secret Garden, released later this year. Among the garden highlights making their big-screen debut were the laburnum arch, a 55m walkway beneath a canopy of golden flowers, and an idyllic stream that runs through a gorge garden, where the Mary Lennox character goes swimming in the film.
• Open daily. Booking essential. The shop and cafe are currently closed. Admission: adults £8, children £4, family £20, nationaltrust.org.uk/bodnant-garden
Old roses, hidden temples, forgotten orchards – find peace and beauty in these romantic idylls
Colin Firth described this National Trust-owned garden in the foothills of Snowdonia as “spellbinding and wonderfully peaceful” after shooting scenes there for the new film adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s classic, The Secret Garden, released later this year. Among the garden highlights making their big-screen debut were the laburnum arch, a 55m walkway beneath a canopy of golden flowers, and an idyllic stream that runs through a gorge garden, where the Mary Lennox character goes swimming in the film.
• Open daily. Booking essential. The shop and cafe are currently closed. Admission: adults £8, children £4, family £20, nationaltrust.org.uk/bodnant-garden
Fewer of us will be taking holidays abroad this summer, but the garden is full of things to do and delight in at home
So, August. Most usually the month of summer holidays, when harvests and watering rotas are shared around with payment in courgettes. Or more likely, marrows if you miss them. I fear, though, long breaks away will be less likely this year.
I may have said almost this last month, but we are deep in the time of now or never. It is near too late to plant out cauliflower, kale or any broccoli still in pots. It is still just OK to sow carrots, spring onions, spring cabbages, red-leaved chicories, summer and winter radishes, and to add autumn crops such as corn, salad and land cress. Stick with the ‘oriental’ leaves, adding winter purslane, plus mustard greens if your garden is in a good spot.
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