a minimal estate, what's the pecking order for costs?

mac.d

People are for the most part very understanding and helpful, but for some reason that just makes the difficult ones even harder to deal with. You are right though about how much difference even a simple wee bit of kindness can make, its amazing but it really does help.

nelsons_column wrote: »

I hope you've managed to navigate safely past your troublesome organisation.

Still dealing with them unfortunately, but that's my own fault for sending them a complaint I guess!

Flugelhorn

I had dealings with a landlord a few years ago after a relatives death who wanted the property returned to them in the condition it was when it was first let.
We pointed out that the property was first let to our family in 1921 and there was no-one still alive who could state what it was like at that date - they had to just accept it.
I am afraid you just have to be firm - you can imagine us all standing there with you glaring at them if it helps

Ms_Chocaholic

My cousin's wife works for a Housing Association helping clear properties after the tenant etc dies; it's a full time job for a whole Team of them. Don't worry about the property; the Council can't come after you and £17.50 for each hook, unbelievable!

AnotherJoe

Flugelhorn wrote: »

I had dealings with a landlord a few years ago after a relatives death who wanted the property returned to them in the condition it was when it was first let.
We pointed out that the property was first let to our family in 1921 and there was no-one still alive who could state what it was like at that date - they had to just accept it.
I am afraid you just have to be firm - you can imagine us all standing there with you glaring at them if it helps

Alternatively you could have asked them if they'd like you to remove most of the electric wiring, put back lead water pipes, remove the central heating, replace double glazing with single units,replace any asbestos that had been removed and repaint throughout with lead based paints.

Flugelhorn

AnotherJoe wrote: »

Alternatively you could have asked them if they'd like you to remove most of the electric wiring, put back lead water pipes, remove the central heating, replace double glazing with single units,replace any asbestos that had been removed and repaint throughout with lead based paints.

:rotfl: actually thinking about it.... was still single glazed, no central heating, and not sure that I ever remember it being repainted ... still sort of dark green wood paint (but that would probably still have been post 1921?) - at least we got away with leaving the remains of the air raid shelter in the back garden :rotfl:

Silvertabby

!!!8220; Alternatively you could have asked them if they'd like you to remove most of the electric wiring, put back lead water pipes, remove the central heating, replace double glazing with single units,replace any asbestos that had been removed and repaint throughout with lead based paints.
Originally posted by AnotherJoe

You forgot putting the loo back into an outdoor privy, and hanging a tin bath outside the back door!

reg091

In a similar situation and the Housing Association are asking me to sign a form saying that I will pay the rent due up to when the flat is finally cleared and handed back.

I am minded to ignore it. If there is enough in the estate pot then they will get paid (although, I can't find out where they sit in the pecking order of paying creditors), if not then they won't.

I need a categoric "you are not responsible for any debts" from a solicitor I think before I am 100% confident of that though.

Keep_pedalling

The council come in the same order as any other unsecured dept.

Yorkshireman99

reg091 wrote: »

In a similar situation and the Housing Association are asking me to sign a form saying that I will pay the rent due up to when the flat is finally cleared and handed back.

I am minded to ignore it. If there is enough in the estate pot then they will get paid (although, I can't find out where they sit in the pecking order of paying creditors), if not then they won't.

I need a categoric "you are not responsible for any debts" from a solicitor I think before I am 100% confident of that though.

Don't be bullied. Unless you have got involved (intermeddled) in the estate you have no legal liabilityand should tell them so.