It might also be possible to structure it with shares and loan amounts in such a way that, at the end of the house construction, there is overall no gift. That would be the better option for the TE anyway, because she should not give away anything unnecessarily. Example woman property value 400 woman loan 100 man has equity 0 house costs 500, which means the loan must be increased to 600. Both must be jointly and severally liable for 600. List all transactions and contract structures in this example so that afterwards the woman owns 300 more of the house jointly repaid equally with the man, and thus effectively no gift was made. I could immediately name various structuring methods here, all of which have their pitfalls and different effects on land registry fees, notary fees, taxes, and risks. But that is what the tax advisor and the notary are for.