I own a rental property with my x boyfriend, we bought the property in 2007 december and lived in it for two years, and lived in a rental property for 1.5 years before that, when we broke up we stayed friends and rented the property out (It was only rented on a 12 month lease in Sept 2010). I was just going through the process of refinancing our joint debt to our mortgage so that all we will have left is the mortgage and splitting the rental income. I was refinancing at 6.75% for three years. The valuation just came back from the loan application and he went behind my back and found out what the property is worth and now he wont go ahead with the loan and is trying to force me to sell when it comes out of its current fixed rate in dec 2010. The property only costs us per week each after the rental income comes in and its in an area that is growing and growing to the point where in three years it will be worth a lot more. I dont want to sell at all, and now he is trying to force me to sell because he wants to get a property on his own. We both pay the same on the current mortagage and we have no other assets together. I dont earn enough to sell and get a mortgage on my own like he does so its not smart for me to sell. Any advice on what I can do? Can I stop him from selling or drag it out in court for a few years so it gains more value? What are my rights? We were in a de facto relationship. Please please help me!! Im so stressed. I cant buy him out as i cant be approved for a loan of that amount. I might be able to get my sister to go on the loan with me but she is on a disability pension with no debts and can service the loan, but im not sure if you can do it on disability pension.