probate and inheritance question about the rules please.

[M.Cox]

Don't know why you had to pay£15 as all those forms are available free on line through government and land Registry sites.

However you can sell and buy properties with possessory titles.
It is never going to be straight forward as any potential purchaser will (if sensible) want to do in depth searches.
The value of the property will be adversely affected (if you are the seller) but could prove a bargain for the buyer, who will also (if sensible) require an
indemnity policy.

Just read back and note you inherited your mother's interest in the house when you were 17.
As a minor you would not have been able to own your share of the property and it should have been held in trust for you until your 18th birthday.
I think the same solicitor is handling probate for your sister dealing with your father's will as handled your mother's will and your inheritance.
If that is so, from what you have stated it seems she has been far from open with you.
She should be able to tell you exactly what the position was vis a vis your inheritance from you mother, altho' regarding your father's will she will only speak with your sister who instructed her.
I wonder if there is a conflict of interest here

You might wish to consider instructing another solicitor to act on your behalf as it seems something may be smelling in Denmark

Just a couple of corrections, If you read again I was 48 and a half when I got my mother's share.
And I did use the Government wedsite to get The local land charges, Here:- @ £15.00

https://search-local-land-charges.se...not-authorised

And "something may be smelling in Denmark" WTF? Mick.

ah:-
William Shakespeare actually wrote "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."

The quote is used to describe corruption or a situation in which something is very wrong. There's a reason Marcellus says "the state of Denmark" rather than just Denmark. It's the idea of the fish is rotting from the head down. In other words, all is not well at the top of the political hierarchy. After Hamlet hears the ghost's frightening story, the young prince realizes just how rotten things really are in Denmark.

I am now Educated. Mick