Claiming my portion of a estate..

DUTR

tomjonesrules wrote: »

So you're looking at £4K for a quick sale, maybe £5K if they're feeling generous. Is it really worth it?

Perhaps the OP could loan some money over a long period with low repayments, with a view to clearing the loan if/when the share of estate comes through

pebbles88

no advice for the OP, but I know how you feel, I'm in a similar position. My uncle seems to operate on a 'need to know' basis, and as far as he is concerned we don't need to know whats happening with the house (to be split 4 ways) & also the money she had put away that was also to be split by 4 as it's up to him & him only. He has zero social skills, well actually he does, just not with his family! :rotfl:

As others have said, the housing market is abysmal at the moment, and you could easily lose out on a lot of money from the sale if it was sold now, rather than in the future, but you could also say well how long is a piece of string as for when prices may start to rise.

it's a tricky one, I hope you do find a solution, Whichever way you go, conflict will be unavoidable. best of luck. x

Bogof_Babe

What does the other beneficiary, your aunt, feel about this? Could you get her on your side to jointly put a bit of pressure on the uncles?

I'm surprised at the posters telling the OP to back off and forget it. Even if it was only £500 it is rightfully HERS, and why shouldn't she do whatever she can to receive her dues?

However it may be that it hasn't occurred to the uncles that they are not being very fair, so perhaps with the help of the aunt they could be persuaded to consider the OP's and her family's position. I'd try to keep it amicable if at all possible.

DUTR

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

What does the other beneficiary, your aunt, feel about this? Could you get her on your side to jointly put a bit of pressure on the uncles?

I'm surprised at the posters telling the OP to back off and forget it. Even if it was only £500 it is rightfully HERS, and why shouldn't she do whatever she can to receive her dues?

However it may be that it hasn't occurred to the uncles that they are not being very fair, so perhaps with the help of the aunt they could be persuaded to consider the OP's and her family's position. I'd try to keep it amicable if at all possible.

Can you point out where anybody has said to back off?
Stop buttering up the OP for further let down, oh I see it's the uncles fault because they are male?
Look, everybody else has explained that there is no quick resolution for the OP, and there may not be a none cost resolution to speed things up.
With view of the OP's situation, what do you suggest as a possibilty? rather than slag off the replies that you do not wish to read, the best advice is not always the advice one wants to hear or read.

Bogof_Babe

DUTR wrote: »

Can you point out where anybody has said to back off?
Stop buttering up the OP for further let down, oh I see it's the uncles fault because they are male?
Look, everybody else has explained that there is no quick resolution for the OP, and there may not be a none cost resolution to speed things up.
With view of the OP's situation, what do you suggest as a possibilty? rather than slag off the replies that you do not wish to read, the best advice is not always the advice one wants to hear or read.

I may have misinterpreted your first reply, post #2, and if so I apologise, but I took it to imply that the OP should consider that she would be no better off if her grandmother was still alive, which is true but is not the case, and that she should leave off worrying about what she cannot have.

You're not her uncle are you? :rotfl:

Actually I did make a suggestion - contact the fourth main beneficiary (her aunt) and see if she has a view on the matter. She might very well be able to liaise with the two uncles and make them see that they are being rather selfish.

DUTR

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

I may have misinterpreted your first reply, post #2, and if so I apologise, but I took it to imply that the OP should consider that she would be no better off if her grandmother was still alive, which is true but is not the case, and that she should leave off worrying about what she cannot have.

You're not her uncle are you? :rotfl:

Actually I did make a suggestion - contact the fourth main beneficiary (her aunt) and see if she has a view on the matter. She might very well be able to liaise with the two uncles and make them see that they are being rather selfish.

No I'm not her Uncle, but yes you read as I meant, if her Gran was still alive her money situation maybe no different, so another plan of action needs to be adopted rather than rely on inheritance, houses are just not shifting at market price and even below, don't know what the house is 'valued' at, but if the OP imagined she were to be a buyer, then she can imagine how difficult it would be to make the purchase, there is the deposit, survey fees, solicitor fees, job uncertainty etc etc, it costs a lot of money to get on the housing ladder and then when you are on it, there are great expenses to follow there on after

Bogof_Babe

DUTR wrote: »

No I'm not her Uncle, but yes you read as I meant, if her Gran was still alive her money situation maybe no different, so another plan of action needs to be adopted rather than rely on inheritance, houses are just not shifting at market price and even below, don't know what the house is 'valued' at, but if the OP imagined she were to be a buyer, then she can imagine how difficult it would be to make the purchase, there is the deposit, survey fees, solicitor fees, job uncertainty etc etc, it costs a lot of money to get on the housing ladder and then when you are on it, there are great expenses to follow there on after

It does help if you start with a realistic asking price though. It sound to me as if the uncles are deliberately preventing any interest being shown in the house, because people won't get past the crazy asking price.

DUTR

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

It does help if you start with a realistic asking price though. It sound to me as if the uncles are deliberately preventing any interest being shown in the house, because people won't get past the crazy asking price.

I suppose they could let the property and share the proceeds?
We don't know what the Uncle's are planning or the other Aunt for that matter,perhaps the Op's perception is blinkered due to their own financial situation.

Oldernotwiser

Who is paying for the utilities and council tax at the house?

skintandscared_2

I was just about to ask the same question. If the house is being "used", who is covering the utility bills and council tax?

I would be tempted to tell the other beneficiaries that the house should either be (a) sold quickly, (b) rented out (with rent split equally between the 4 beneficiaries) or (c) the other 3 beneficiaries buy your "share" of the house if they want to keep it. Sounds like a nightmare situation at the moment - best of luck.