Land law problem question: Julia owns a village house near Sai Kung. Julia's husband Billy lives with her there. Billy expressed his concern about his lack of legal ownership of the house. Julia told Billy not to worry as it would always be their family home. Billy is a builder and he has done a lot of improvement work at the house believing that he has an interest in it as the family home. The marriage is now in difficulty.

Advise Billy as to whether he has any prospect of getting an interest in the house.

Jurisdiction: HK/UK