My mother passedaway 27th August 2017
She died intestate
There are 3 benificiaries
Myself and brother and my niec. She is in care, supported living.
My mum had set aside a sum in a joint account for her and alo a sumin 2 seperate accounts for
me and my brother.
My mum did a Will in 1990 which she did not send back to be notarised hence the intastate.
She did a will in 2000 in Spain where she left the property in Spain to myself and brother.
I was under the impression from my mum that everything was sorted out.
My niece who has mental difficulties, cannot count, has no appreciation / understanding of
money and is therefore does not have capacity.
I employed a Solicitor in March of this year and they sat on the case file (forgot about it)
and my email 6/7 months later to find it and act on it.
She has employed a solicitor who wants to 'realise the assets'
Myself and my brother want to do the place up as the property needs a lot to realise the
potential.
My solicitor tells me that I cannot do any of that, and indeed, I myself cannot live there.
There is a lot of things/stuff to do around the house. I am obviously emotionally attached to
the house also and would rather have time to do the place up.
My original idea was to rent it out and use the rental income to improve the property.
I feel that he is not giving me the best advice, as my niece will be financially ok with her
share.
My solicitor is also and Estate Agent and I feel he has a conflict of interest. The other
Solicitor might also be putting the squeeze on him as it's taking so long. My feeling is he
just wants to get it all sorted asap End Of
He says I have to sell and cannot live there and no one else can either and we MUST put it on
the market NOW
She died intestate
There are 3 benificiaries
Myself and brother and my niec. She is in care, supported living.
My mum had set aside a sum in a joint account for her and alo a sumin 2 seperate accounts for
me and my brother.
My mum did a Will in 1990 which she did not send back to be notarised hence the intastate.
She did a will in 2000 in Spain where she left the property in Spain to myself and brother.
I was under the impression from my mum that everything was sorted out.
My niece who has mental difficulties, cannot count, has no appreciation / understanding of
money and is therefore does not have capacity.
I employed a Solicitor in March of this year and they sat on the case file (forgot about it)
and my email 6/7 months later to find it and act on it.
She has employed a solicitor who wants to 'realise the assets'
Myself and my brother want to do the place up as the property needs a lot to realise the
potential.
My solicitor tells me that I cannot do any of that, and indeed, I myself cannot live there.
There is a lot of things/stuff to do around the house. I am obviously emotionally attached to
the house also and would rather have time to do the place up.
My original idea was to rent it out and use the rental income to improve the property.
I feel that he is not giving me the best advice, as my niece will be financially ok with her
share.
My solicitor is also and Estate Agent and I feel he has a conflict of interest. The other
Solicitor might also be putting the squeeze on him as it's taking so long. My feeling is he
just wants to get it all sorted asap End Of
He says I have to sell and cannot live there and no one else can either and we MUST put it on
the market NOW
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