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This is a very complicated scenario but if anyone has any advice I'd be glad to hear it.
Mil sadly passed late last year, the house was in her name due to Fil's long since expired bankruptcy. This has led to probate and the house is now in my husband's name. The house has now sold and completion is due on Tuesday.
Husband has been legal owner in name only and is happy for all proceeds to go to his father via the executor account set up in husband's name.
Fil has agreed purchase on a new flat which he will buy outright on Tuesday with the remainder of the proceeds to be transferred to him from the estate account.
Yesterday we had an email from the selling solicitor stating that due to a conversation with Fil and their compliance department, the entire completion funds were to go to the solicitors for the purchase of the flat and the remainder to be sent directly to Fil by them.
This isn't sitting right with my husband. He is worried that firstly the solicitor should not have taken instruction from Fil as he doesn't own the house and secondly if the funds do not go to the estate account are there any implications on him as he has sold a house with no trace of any funds going to him.
Because of the bank holiday weekend we cannot speak to them about this so we are going out of our minds.
Does this sound right?
Mil sadly passed late last year, the house was in her name due to Fil's long since expired bankruptcy. This has led to probate and the house is now in my husband's name. The house has now sold and completion is due on Tuesday.
Husband has been legal owner in name only and is happy for all proceeds to go to his father via the executor account set up in husband's name.
Fil has agreed purchase on a new flat which he will buy outright on Tuesday with the remainder of the proceeds to be transferred to him from the estate account.
Yesterday we had an email from the selling solicitor stating that due to a conversation with Fil and their compliance department, the entire completion funds were to go to the solicitors for the purchase of the flat and the remainder to be sent directly to Fil by them.
This isn't sitting right with my husband. He is worried that firstly the solicitor should not have taken instruction from Fil as he doesn't own the house and secondly if the funds do not go to the estate account are there any implications on him as he has sold a house with no trace of any funds going to him.
Because of the bank holiday weekend we cannot speak to them about this so we are going out of our minds.
Does this sound right?
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