2 articles tagged with Cohabitation Agreement.
Unmarried couples in England and Wales have no automatic legal rights over each other's property, unlike married couples or civil partners. A cohabitation agreement sets out ownership shares and what happens if you split up.
There is no such thing as 'common law marriage' in England and Wales — living together for any number of years gives you none of the automatic financial protections married couples get. Here's exactly what that means for money, property and inheritance.