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Refusal to sell inherited house

Sjb650s · 2018-03-07 13:20:32

Hi all. About 40 years ago my fathers parents died. The will stated for their estate to be equally divided between their three sons, one of whom is my father. The estate included a house which was fully paid for with no debt secured against it. My father and one of his brothers had moved out of this house many years before…

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9 March 2018 at 7:14AM

It's not currently your issue to sort out. Both your parents are alive. If your Dad dies, your Mum may inherit. If your surviving parent needs to go in a Nursing home, they may be a need for fees to be paid from the sale of any property.

Your father's other brother (the one who also initially was going to court) could also go and find out if their estranged brother still lives there and what happens on the event of their death.

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