Will / Inheritance / Moving House

SpuddyMcFuddy

Hello,
I never seem to find the right forum, but here goes.

My wife's Uncle has been left the house he lives in his father's Will. Is it 12 years that this can be contested or is it 6 months?

We have often talked about swapping houses in the past, our houses are roughly similar in value as his hasn't been modernised since when it was built in 1956 and ours is new and wondered how it would stand if we swapped (properly, using solicitors etc)
Would they be able to then force us to sell the house if it was contested or is it difficult to do anything then?

Thank you

getmore4less

What you have written makes no sense at all.

davidmcn

getmore4less wrote: »

What you have written makes no sense at all.

The OP's previous thread might help (not by much though):
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5564717

getmore4less

This looks like a I didn't get the answers I wanted, try again thread.

All the basic stuff was covered in that other thread.

could add probably the best thing to do is go to the deathbed and ask where the will is and have a look at it,making sure it is valid and does not do a disappearing act if intestacy would benefit the wife more..

SpuddyMcFuddy

Sorry for my lack of clarity, it was early when I posted it.
This is not a repost for new advice, hoping it's changed.
We've now seen the Will and the house has been left to my wife's Uncle. My question is this.
If we exchange houses, thereby buying the house that has been left to my wife's Uncle in the Will, then could there be any issues beyond that? As in, could they ask us to sell that house? Could they force my wife's Uncle to sell the house that he'd move to? All this is if the Will is contested, which we suspect not.
No additional Will was made post 7 years, which is the Will we've read.

gettingtheresometime

I think that the uncle-in-law of the OP has been left a house.


Briefly reading the other thread, the uncle's father had remarried so I'm guessing the bit about the contesting the will relates to the step mum possibly contesting the will.


If I'm right, then the OP is asking is it possible for him & his wife to swap their house with the one that the Uncle has inherited.

Mojisola

SpuddyMcFuddy wrote: »

We've now seen the Will and the house has been left to my wife's Uncle.

Does the will specify the exact property?

SpuddyMcFuddy

Yes, the Will specifies that the specific property is left to her Uncle in the Will.

And yes, we would be swapping houses, but we would probably pay for everything and offer an extra £10,000 (the difference in value of the houses - if there is any)

Mojisola

SpuddyMcFuddy wrote: »

Yes, the Will specifies that the specific property is left to her Uncle in the Will.

If the property specified in the will isn't owned by the deceased at the time of death, the gift fails.

Slinky

Has the grandfather actually passed away now?

SpuddyMcFuddy

Yes, he passed away two weeks ago.
The Will was opened yesterday, so we know that the Bungalow owned by the grandfather has now been given to the Uncle in the Will.