Interest on housing loan

hi.. one of the may client has a house property in the name of his wife and they both husband & wife have taken a housing loan in respect of such house property. my query is that wherther hasband has right to claim exemption in respect of the interest paid on such housing loan while the property is in the name of his wife and as per provision of income tax neither he is not owner of the house property nor he trasferred the house property of his wife.