Selling half home

G_M

You really need to establish if the property was ever put into your & mum's joint names once Probate was granted after your dad died.

As advised in post 7, pay £3 and find out.

If you anticipate inheriting the other 50% on your mum's death, you and mum also need to consider:

* whether your mum has made a will

* whether she and her partner will own the property as 'Joint Tenants' or 'Tenants in Common' after he buys your share. Read the explanation as it would make a big difference to inheritance on her death. If they own as Joint Tenants, he would automatically become the sole owner on her death irrespective of her will.

It would also be significant if mum and partner split up in future.....

ViolaLass

Your mother is probably not bothered because she already (effectively) has the house. What's the rush for her?

LadyGMadameToThee

It sounds like your mum is playing fast and loose with the law and hasn't followed probate protocol

Natcrystal

Right, as far as I know my mum has also changed her will to suit him aswell. As far as I'm aware. I have to wait for them both to die to recieve the other 50%. (So if my mum goes first he still has a right to be there)
I'm more than sure my mum has probate. Because if I remember rightly she said that she was waiting for that?
I just wish this would have been explained to me in the beginning instead of all this secrecy. I'm 25years old and I don't think my mum understands I've never been through any of this. I asked over three times last week and she still didn't ring them herself. Come Friday her partner rang and apparently they said they'd call me. Still no call by 5pm and now there closed till tomorrow. Fighting a losing battle springs to mind.

ViolaLass

Is she paying you rent for your half?

Natcrystal

Rent? God no. If I was to ask her she'd just laugh at me. 😳

Vectis

Tell your mother you're pulling out of the deal until you get some answers?

martindow

You first need to check whether probate was obtained

https://www.gov.uk/wills-probate-inheritance/searching-for-probate-records

If not there is no chance of sorting it before June 20th.

Your mother comes across as uninterested and vague about this. Even if probate is in place she seems to be in no hurry.

ViolaLass

Natcrystal wrote: »

Rent? God no. If I was to ask her she'd just laugh at me. 😳

Does she really want to buy your half of the home? It strikes me that she would be giving you money in order to own something that she effectively already has.

Are you waiting to hear from the Land Registry? Why don't you call them yourself? (I know it's a BH at the moment but my point is that you don't have to go through your mother or wait for them to call you)

Natcrystal

It is my mums partner that is wanting to buy my half. My mum didn't seem to query why I'd want to sell it. In fact she didn't seem bothered...anyway different story.
My mum I believe has probate I'm 90% sure she has. If you haven't already guessed my mum is a little two sheets to the wind. �� She doesn't see my urgency in the fact I need this to be cleared asap so I can put down this deposit. She seems to think I'm worrying over nothing. Not really when my family's future home depends on it and she doesn't give me half an answer. I'm making my self feel sick with worry because I have no answers from her. So if I am able to call myself then I shall do this as I tried the solicitors and they wouldn't speak to me as it's my mums business. (Bare in mind I'm giving up a share of the house but that's not my business. ��)