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holly32

myself and my brother have been left my parents house. my brother is executor. it has been almost a year and my brother has made no attempt to sell the house how can i push him. i am not argumentative but i need help to guide me as to what my next step should be

Mrs_pbradley936

It can take that long to sort out the probate issues. Just ask him how it is all going.

Robert_Sterling_3

By tradition there is "an executor's year" in which it is not appropriate to put on any pressure.
Have you seen a copy of the will?
Is the delay related to selling property?

clutton_2

if it is a simple will, then probate is far less difficult than folks imagine - it is simply a matter of getting all the debts and assets of the deceased, listing them, and registering it with your local probate office (there are many throughout the country)

trying to deal with grief and probate is a difficult emotional task for many - maybe you could talk to him, or write to him, explaining that you feel it may now be time to move on for both of you, that you realise how hard it is for him, as he is dealing with issues you are not, but that maybe you can both get "closure" if the house is sold

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p00hsticks

holly32 wrote: »

myself and my brother have been left my parents house.

If the will says that you and your brother are to inherit the house (as opposed to saying that the house should be sold and the proceeds split between the two of you ) then I don't think there's any obligation for him as executor to sell it - he could simply get the property transferred into his and your joint names.

If you haven't already, you need to talk to him about what you both want to do with the property....

theartfullodger

Sorry to hear of your loss.

My mum-in-law died 19th Feb. We are seeing Probate court 8th April. Done it myself (I'll let you know if they were happy with my numbers..)

House went to two daughters..

Yup, it can take longer. Father-in-law took about 11 months, mainly because I was unwell (guts, better now thanks) and wasn't able to get the numbers together for the solicitor..

You could always offer to do anything to help him with the executor-ship (?is that a real word?) or to buy his half.... maybe he hasn't got the time to sort things out or could use the money quicker than selling. (Selling in today's market may be tough...)..

Or rent it out (yup, there's work to do that) - and generate income for both of you.

Best wishes & hope it gets sorted..

Lodger

PD1

holly32 wrote: »

myself and my brother have been left my parents house. my brother is executor. it has been almost a year and my brother has made no attempt to sell the house how can i push him. i am not argumentative but i need help to guide me as to what my next step should be

When there's a will in place the procedure is pretty straightforward, but it can take time.

You contact the probate and tax offices - Probate office gives you a date while inheritance tax forms get sent to tax office - tax office approve the details on the forms and send a D18 to probate confirm this. During this process there's a number of documents which need to be obtained and information gathered, hence it taking time(took me just over a month I think).

The house can be marketed, but not sold until probate is granted. Ask your brother what stage he is at - He may still be finding it difficult and be glad of your help.