Uncooperative Sibling

Savvy_Sue

If the estate is insolvent (ie there's more owed than owned) then you could just leave sis to it. Eventually the mortgage company will evict her if the mortgage isn't being paid.

Poppy9

Can I ask if your sister was acting as a carer for your father? If so did she give up her own home to do so on a promise from your father that she could live in his house as long as needed?

I was the last child living at home (the other 3 children had moved out) and my parents made a will that specified I could remain in the home if it was still my main residence.

I know you want your money but your sister is family and if she has put herself out to care for your father for the last 7 years then she needs time to make new arrangements.

I find it unusual that your sister made all the funeral arrangements without her siblings input. Are you not close? Did she feel let down that you didn't see your father enough or help out with care?

Don't let this issue be just about money. She is family and if she's been living with your father for the last 7 years she may be feeling the loss badly.

Mr_Gnu

No Poppy. She wasn't his carer, we were all close to Dad, he wasn't poorly for seven years, he could look after his self until two months before he died.She rented her own home out and wanted to live for free at Dads for as long as possible I think, to save herself a lot of money. I would sum up her attitude to us three other siblings as - dismissive,and her attitude since Dad died being, 'I live here now, go away'.

Great information here.Many thanks for all of your posts everyone. As I say, we want our solicitor to handle the estate as we are finding this stressful and complicated tbh.Yes it's in England btw .Will keep you updated as and when.
Hopefully the solicitor will be in touch soon.

Mr_Gnu

Hello. Sorry for not updating sooner but things have deteriorated so badly that it's difficult to relate.

My question is that I have a caveat lodged and I want to know if it's safe to lift it. My sister has applied for letters of admin but is totally untrustworthy IMO.

Can she cheat me out of my share of my inheritence? Or can I lift the caveat?

getmore4less

Why have you ignored what you were told here?

You should have taken control or engaged a solicitor to do it.

remove the caveat you give sis total control and make it much harder to manage the situation.

You need to make sure at a minimum you are also a named administrator on the application.

If you don't understand, engage a solicitor to protect your interests.

getmore4less

A caveat lasts 6 months

from first post

My Brother and I have lodged a caveat in mid March


Looks like she has just waited it will lapse in a few of weeks.

Tuesday_Tenor

getmore4less wrote: »

A caveat lasts 6 months

from first post

My Brother and I have lodged a caveat in mid March


Looks like she has just waited it will lapse in a few of weeks.

Original post was 2014 so caveat will have lapsed already, unless renewed a couple of times during period of waiting. Possibly OP knows solicitors have done this?

getmore4less

Thanks, missed that just looked at the month.

same question why did they not apply themselves?
It's 18months now so what has happened in between to deal with the estate?

Mr_Gnu

I didn't ignore it I just wasn't quick enough.My brother told my sister we were going to a solicitor and she told the other sister (who has now moved out of my dads property) acted quicker than we did - by one day.

Now this caveats thing just seems like it's going on forever.This caveat runs out in a couple of weeks i think and I've been waiting for my solicitor to call me today but I just rang them to be told hes not even in,this after I waited 8 weeks for them to contact me after being moved from another solicitor who gave up dealing with wills probate. Looks like I'm screwed if this solicitor is messing me around.

getmore4less

do they have a caveat as well?

Why did you not apply for a grant in 2014?