The rules around how property will be divided if a relationship breaks down are set out in the Property (Relationships) Act 1976. The idea is that spouses and partners are expected to share equally in the fruits of their relationship.
If you don’t want those equal sharing rules to apply to your property, then you and your partner can agree to contract out of the law, by signing an agreement. That agreement may be called “pre-nup” “contracting out agreement” “section 21 ...
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2011