On being made bankrupt the beneficial interest in the home will automatically vest in your Trustee in Bankruptcy.

Your Trustee will have three years to deal with that property, and family members will more than likely have rights of occupation for a period of one year.

If there is no equity in the property the Trustee will not look to sell your home because there is no equity in the property.

If there is equity the Trustee will need to realise that equity and there are several ways in which this can be done. For example the property could be sold or a family member could buy out the Trustee’s interest.

This area of insolvency is extremely complicated and fact dependant.