Joint executor with brother - its never going to work - Options?

[Tofros]

Was the will made relatively recently? It is usual for the address of each executor at the date the will is made to be stated in the will. That might be a start.

[paulfoel]

Was the will made relatively recently? It is usual for the address of each executor at the date the will is made to be stated in the will. That might be a start.

Sadly 1988

[Tofros]

Worth trying a text or WhatsApp that says I need your postal address to be able to fill in forms for probate and see what he does.

[Tofros]

The net estate sounds quite small - about 35k?? If there is a significant delay there’s a risk that it will be eaten up between funeral costs, fees /rent payable to HA selling costs and utility costs. You should work out if the estate is and will remain solvent before applying as executor. Can you find out what would happen if no one gets probate and home can’t be sold as no executors? Would HA repossess it and sell it themselves? Creditors can apply for a grant of representation to administer estates in certain circumstances.

[PallasAthena]

If he's motivated mainly by getting whatever money he thinks he deserves an email saying that to get the money you have to tell them his address to send him a document might get him to disclose it.

I assume there are no other family members who know it.

Ultimately you could employ a tracing agent to find him but that is going to cost you money.