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  • Confused about wording on will

    I give all personal chattels in my property or any leasehold property I own as my principal residence at the date of my death to my sister ..........(me). I give general power of appointment to my Trustees to sell or convert into money such property which is referred to in Will. I am not entitled to any share on the sale of this property as I am not a Trustee. Why does is say 'I leave my principal residence to my sister (which is me) when not true. Can anyone shed any light on this?
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  • #2
    You need to seek assistance on the will as a whole, and not a few words plucked out of their setting.
    Lawyer (solicitor) - retired from practice, now supervising solicitor in a university law clinic. I do not advise by private message.

    Litigants in Person should download and read this: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/..._in_Person.pdf

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    • #3
      I think you should not waste much time. Visit any will lawyer and discuss with him all queries.

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      • #4
        If the will says that you will inherit the house, then why do you consider that you may not inherit the house?

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        • #5
          Does it not maybe mean just the chattels in the properties, if he perhaps owns more than one property?

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          • #6
            "The essence of a trust of land is that the formal title to the land (the ‘legal estate’) is separated from the underlying ownership (the ‘equitable interest’ or ‘beneficial interest’)."
            https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-a-restriction
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            • #7
              But we are asked to look at a couple of lines, plucked out of the context of the will as a whole, and particularly the operative provisions regarding property.

              I bet that since the OP's first and only post 4 weeks ago she has been able to resolve her quandary.
              Lawyer (solicitor) - retired from practice, now supervising solicitor in a university law clinic. I do not advise by private message.

              Litigants in Person should download and read this: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/..._in_Person.pdf

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