Can someone explain how this is right?

Ames

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g6jns_2

Ames wrote: »

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So you don't know what a likely auction price is. I am sorry to say the whole question of the pricing seems very unsatisfactory. The sooner you get proper professional advice the better. Without it you are just going to get into more and more difficulty. Failing that it might be best to just leave it to the solicitor to sort out.

Ames

g6jns wrote: »

So you don't know what a likely auction price is. I am sorry to say the whole question of the pricing seems very unsatisfactory. The sooner you get proper professional advice the better. Without it you are just going to get into more and more difficulty. Failing that it might be best to just leave it to the solicitor to sort out.

Sorry, I'm confused, what kind of professional advice? It's had independent valuations from EAs, and there's a probate solicitor involved, I'm not sure what other professionals I could have sought advice from?

Savvy_Sue

It's quite easy for those of us who aren't Ames to sit at our keyboards and say "I think you should do this, that and the other", and I know we're all only trying to be helpful, but perhaps the time has come to let this sale to Dad and sister either go through, or not, and then reassess the situation?

g6jns_2

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

It's quite easy for those of us who aren't Ames to sit at our keyboards and say "I think you should do this, that and the other", and I know we're all only trying to be helpful, but perhaps the time has come to let this sale to Dad and sister either go through, or not, and then reassess the situation?

I agree. That is why I suggested letting the existing solicitor get on with it.

Mojisola

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

It's quite easy for those of us who aren't Ames to sit at our keyboards and say "I think you should do this, that and the other", and I know we're all only trying to be helpful, but perhaps the time has come to let this sale to Dad and sister either go through, or not, and then reassess the situation?

I think Ames has been screwed over by the relatives and badly-advised by all the professionals involved. In light of the mess that's resulted and Ames' health problems, I also think that getting rid of the whole thing is probably going to be best in the long run.

Ames isn't going to get a fair deal out of it but the relief of completing the estate will be immense and worth more than an extra few thousands.

Ames

Just an update.

It doesn't look like I'll be able to get an appointment with the contention solicitor in time.

I'm under a lot of pressure from the probate solicitor to just agree to everything.

On the one hand I'm not mentally stable enough to be making decisions, on the other hand the longer this drags on the more unstable I'm getting. Every email I get sends me to bed to hide from it all.

The mortgage redemption fee has come in at four grand less than on the last statement I had, which is one good thing.

I really would like the second opinion, but need to accept it's not going to happen.

I think I'm being silly now, holding out for more information on a matter of principle rather than anything tangible.

I really, really hate that they're getting away with everything. They even admitted in an email to my solicitor that they were planning to commit mortgage fraud!

But I need to move on. The money will let me move house, at which point they'll be completely out of my life as they wont know where I am.

The best 'revenge' for me now is to just move on with my life. A lot of my problems have improved massively without them in my life, so I need to hold on to that. Onwards and upwards.

Savvy_Sue

Wish I could say something useful. I think your reasoning is correct, if it helps ...

nom_de_plume

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But I need to move on. The money will let me move house, at which point they'll be completely out of my life as they wont know where I am.

The best 'revenge' for me now is to just move on with my life. A lot of my problems have improved massively without them in my life, so I need to hold on to that. Onwards and upwards.

It sounds like a good decision to me. Your health and well being is far more important than family squabbles.

Ames

Just bumping this because of the update in Post 1.