Can dwp claim back money from deceased father

midnight_express

OP it's worth bearing in mind the solicitor is not working for you. Also never make a solicitor, accoutant or bank the executor of a will. Always appoint family or friends. If needs be they can appoint a solicitor and the solicitor will then be working for them and they can tell her / him what to do.

scottay2hottay

trastor wrote: »

I was once involved in an estate. Solicitors were appointed, and they created major major problems. Then they had the audacity to charge to correct their own mistakes. They had someone in to clear the house and received £100 for the contents. The house was full of antiques, so someone had a good day!!
I managed to salvage just one wall clock and a painting before they arrived with their lorry. The value of those two items alone was £6000 - I should know, I sold them later for the estate.

After a few months of this and paid/deducted invoices at the rate of about one every 3/4 weeks for £5000 + (they were holding cash of in excess of £100,000), I took over.

I charged the estate a total of £500 being my expenses and had it all tied up in a bow and distributed everything within 7 months!!!

Thanks for that, can I ask how you took over, this solicitor has already upset me on a number of occasions and I really do believe that after it's all finished they are going to leave me with nothing. Will they still be charging me over this six month period that I have to wait. My dad died nearly 5 months ago and to be told at the last minute that I may have to wait a further six months is a huge blow.

hunters

trastor wrote: »

I was once involved in an estate. Solicitors were appointed, and they created major major problems. Then they had the audacity to charge to correct their own mistakes. They had someone in to clear the house and received £100 for the contents. The house was full of antiques, so someone had a good day!!
I managed to salvage just one wall clock and a painting before they arrived with their lorry. The value of those two items alone was £6000 - I should know, I sold them later for the estate.

After a few months of this and paid/deducted invoices at the rate of about one every 3/4 weeks for £5000 + (they were holding cash of in excess of £100,000), I took over.

I charged the estate a total of £500 being my expenses and had it all tied up in a bow and distributed everything within 7 months!!!

As you now say you were the sole beneficiary why did you charge the estate £500, sell items for the estate and distributed everything? As the sole beneficiary there would only be you to distribute to after the bills were paid? I really don't understand your posts?

OP you need to check if the solicitors are the executors, quite common like it or not.

scottay2hottay

Yes the solicitors are the executors. Thank you for your help, every post is apreciated.