When your marriage breaks down it often becomes inevitable to move out of the marital home, at least if you want a quiet life until the divorce comes through.

You have several options for this though. You could move back in with your parents, if they’re still knocking around, and if you get on with them. Though this is the mother of all moral sapping exercises and represents a very sad end to a relationship. Plus could you really cope with living with your parents again?

If you have an understanding friend you could crash down on their sofa for a few weeks, but if you have to work, or they have kids, this could be difficult to cope with for you and them.

A better idea would be to find somewhere of your own to live. This will give you your own independence to live your life, and even socialise, so that you can move on. Most people won’t be able to afford to buy their own place when they’re going through divorce, and technically you shouldn’t anyway because you’re not supposed to spend large sums of money when going through a divorce, but you can find somewhere to rent.

No matter where you’re living you’re sure to find somewhere cheap in your area, even in major cities such as London, Manchester or Edinburgh. Edinburgh lets can be found relatively cheap for example, and the money you spend on renting a flat or house can be taken into consideration when working out your financial settlement, so that’s good for you!

Clive Bellmore