Both parents passed, help needed

[bigjayce]

Hi All,

Need a bit of advice if possible?

Last Tuesday (12th Jan 2021) my mother-in-law passed away suddenly, she didn't leave a will so my father-in-law would have inhereted everything? 3 days later he passed away, officially from a broken heart.

My wife hadn't spoken to them for a long time but has been back in contact for the past few years, we even had a vow renewal so her father could walk her down the aisle.

Neither of them have left a will, there was a policy that would pay off the house (worth approx £130k) which was in their name, my wife has 2 brothers that live in the house and a sister who doesn't. Now if there are no wills as far as I believe the estate is classed as interstate?

The brothers have said they are keeping the house and any insurance policies to live on leaving the sisters without anything - surely this cannot be correct, they have stated to us that their mother tld the mortgage company she wanted it to go to them when she died?

All I'm after is some advice on what I have been told, I really don't see how any of this can be correct?

Thanks for your time

Jayce

[des8]

Condolences on your double loss.

The brothers are keeping the house, says them hoping the sisters are easily taken for a ride!

As the patents passed intestate, strict rules about inheritance come into play.(Intestacy - who inherits if someone dies without a will? - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

First of all someone needs to inform any banks that the account holders have passed away.
There is then a need for someone to obtain letters of administration to sort out the estate (Applying for probate - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)