Guys, I need some advice on what you’d do in this situation.
Long story short, a few years ago my sister got married to this guy, and they bought a flat together. About three months after moving in (mid-Jan 2024), she caught him cheating and moved back home with us, the family.
They’d also bought a car together, which she let him keep after they split so he could still get to work and continue paying towards the mortgage and other shared bills. For context, neither of them can really afford the place individually – esp since they never planned to on a single-income.
Anyway, about three months ago he quit his job – apparently because he thought he was about to get fired. he basically he jumped the gun. Now he’s not even contributing financially, and my sister’s having to shoulder all the financial burden alone.
To make things worse, he’s still living in the flat rent-free, just coasting. We’ve tried to be diplomatic and even spoke to his mum, but she’s completely useless and doesn’t even like him herself. We’re supporting as much as we can but it’s unsustainable.
My sister doesn’t want to stop paying the mortgage because of the impact it would have on her credit score – he’s happy not to knowing she will bc he knows that’s something she actually cares about. She’s been trying to sell the flat, but after months of back and forth, the buyer just pulled out today, so we’re basically back to square one (if not in a worse position).
At this point, as a family, we’ve tried all the reasonable and diplomatic routes. So I’m genuinely curious – what would you lot do if your sister was in this situation?