Can I ask the utlity provider to disconnect the utilities?

Garz

Law? Solicitor?

Should ring a bell mate, he should know the law! Like others have said, inform your solicitor and get him to do the work that he charges a lot of money for anyway.

Sounds like your communication has broken down with the sister otherwise this would have been far easier. Mend the bridges or do it the legal route are your only options really.

molerat

If the deceased persons estate still owns the property and there is no one living there then the estate must be responsible for any bills.

DVardysShadow

Mondayschild wrote: »

Is there any law regarding this that I can quote to the solicitor?

She was adamant that the estate wasnt responsible for the bills.

I should want to sack her, but it looks like she is in your sisters pay

Why cross post? Please go to the first post on each of your threads and just indicate that you have cross posted. It will save people wasting effort on points which have already been made.

spiro

When someone dies the utilities arte normally put in the name of the 'Executor' because until the will have been resolved and the propery signed over to the new owner the benefactor can be held responsible for the bills.

davidgmmafan

I am absolutely certain it would be the responsibility of the estate. Would for example a credit card debt disappear simply because someone has passed away? It is a common myth. If there is an estate then bills need to be settled up before things are divded up and this is a job Solicitor's do a lot.

I'm not sure the Solicitor will be able to help if she is working for both of you, there may be some rules against such a conflict of interest.

The main thing though is I see no reason why the account can't be put into Excors of until things are resolved with the estate.