About to exchange on a house thats now part of a contested estate in a will. Help!

G_M

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills

If Probate has been granted, then for £10 you can purchase the will.

Probate simply confirms that
a) inheritance tax is paid
b) the applicant (Executer or Administrator) is authorised to administer the estate.

So after Probate the Executer can start to access the bank accounts, sell the property and distribute the estate as the will instructs.

But that does not stop people contesting the will, and or contesting the way the executer distributes it.

DS1101

An update incase anyone is interested.

The man is infact the ex partner. They were no longer in a relationship for quite some time but he had not moved from the property.

The house was solely owned by the lady and left to the daughter in a will, none to this man. To help him to move elsewhere to enable them to sell the house it was agreed he would have a sum of money from the sale. He had not put anything into the house himself, he has a limited income aswel and isn't maintaining the property.

I've been told that they are trying to get the sale moving by agreeing to hold the funds from the sale until they can agree on how much he will receive. If he doesn't agree to this then they are going to start formal proceedings to get him removed from the house. So i guess he is just seen as a tenant without an agreement?

Still complicated, could still be a lengthy process and there is still nothing that we like and can afford to buy! so i guess were just going to have to play a waiting game on this one and hope it doesn't drag out too long.

xylophone

I hope that the daughter is taking legal advice from an appropriately qualified and experienced solicitor.