My husband’s name is on the nomination for our flat, which belongs to his father. He refused to put the property in our son’s name. What does nomination mean? If his father wills the house to someone else, what happens to us? We’ve lived here for 12 years, do we have any rights to the property?

Nomination only applies to bank accounts and insurance policies, not property. It has no legal standing in property inheritance. Your husband’s father can will the property to anyone they choose, and your son wouldn’t inherit it. As you’ve lived in the flat for 12 years, you might have rights under the law of adverse possession, but it’s complex and would need legal advice.