My husband had the house put into his name only because at the time I wasn’t old enough to sign the legal documents. As we’re getting older I wondered what my position would be if anything happened to my husband. Would I still be able to keep the house?
Almost certainly, since as a spouse you are entitled to most of your husband’s estate on his death. If your husband hasn’t made a will you will inherit everything he owns if you have no children. The doubt comes in if you have a large house and you do have children; under the intestacy rules (where your husband hasn’t made a will) you will only receive the first £250,000 and half of anything above that sum. So your husband should certainly make a will and at the same time you can consider becoming joint owners of your property.