Matrimonial Home Rights Notices: What They Are and How They Work

In short: If you're married or in a civil partnership and your spouse owns the home in their sole name, you have "home rights" to live there. To protect them against a sale or mortgage, register a home rights notice with HM Land Registry using form HR1 (or a Class F land charge for unregistered land). It doesn't give you ownership, but buyers and lenders will need it removed, usually as part of the divorce settlement. Notices normally end on divorce unless the court orders otherwise.