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• Breakdown of costs allegedly incurred on the house: separating your labour from third party
expenses and materials.

I do agree with your solicitors that litigation is best avoided: especially in this case. I will do my
best persuade Lou to reach an amicable and fair solution but your claims - which amount to £702,568
(being a 57% equity in the house) - are a non-starter.

If an economic rent (not the minimal monthly amounts you paid) for your share of living expenses over 8-9
years are applied and offset against genuine costs and loans a net balance may be due to you, but it is
nothing like the figure you suggest.

Take care: be fair!

Mike

From: Sigve Solheim <ssc.solheim@btinternet.com>
Sent: 20 August 2018 22:21
To: Michael Comer <michael.comer@btconnect.com>
Subject: Nutley Place

Dear Jean and Mike,

I am so sorry it has to come to this. I totally agree with you that the timing of our split has not benefitted any of us,
and I understand this has left Louise in a financial predicament specially if she expect to keep up the lifestyle she had
when she was married to Anthony or when she was cohabiting with me.

I also understand you have both been through a lot both with Lou's court case and Nick splitting from Lisa and his
business troubles.

I have today successfully been able to pick up my clothes and personal belongings. I am not allowed inside the house
so all my personal stuff was left on the drive in split bags, all in a total disorganised mess. Also Louise has made it
clear that I have no right to anything of the house as it belongs to her and the kids.

I had a free consultation with a lawyer at Dawson Hart in Uckfield last Thursday, only to find out what rights I have
securing some of my investments of Nutley Place. His advise which I value to be the right one, is to come to a
sensible agreement between us. As he bluntly put it: "You will both be crazy to take this to court", "it will cost you
40-S0K and for what?"
Lou will end up with the same cost, and that will be 100k down the drain out of the equity of the house. His final
advise was to come to an agreement between us where we will draw up a Separation Agreement which will be
secured against Nutley Place. The mortgage of S00k plus the land I bought is straight forward mine by UK law. The
loan of school fees and shortfall of Anthony's maintenance should be honoured as I have it all documented.
I have made many house improvements over the years from bathrooms, lounge, tv room, kitchen, back kitchen,
bedrooms, conservatory, pool, decking, pergolas, garage, stables,fences, etc which I will not seek to get back in full.
All gifts like Lou's car, horse, horse trailer, Sams car will remain as gifts.

I think that is a reasonable deal for Lou, specially as I have been there supporting her and the kids in every way last 9
years from feeding them all to holidays, cars, horse, horse trailer etc etc. I also acknowledge that I have been
benefitting living in a very nice house. Also benefitting from being part of the family and meet Lou's friends.

I will attach a list of what I have spent at Nutley Place, also the loan and a list of items I have either bought or
replaced over the years.

Again, I am truly sorry to drag you in to this, but I seriously think we need to come to a sensible agreement instead
of going to court!

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