legal way to remove someone from property

chesky

Your local citizens advice will be able to send you to a solicitor for legal advice - a free 20 minute appointment.

mrschaucer

If he wasn't a partner or a tenant and no provision for him to live there has been made in the will, then isn't he basically an illegal squatter?

lisyloo

Regarding bills, report death to creditors, utility companies are used to dealing with this and will delay payments until after probate.

I’m sure solicitors are also used to not being paid until after probate, but make it clear up front.

Fire_Fox

pp122 wrote: »

problem is we are on benifits and can not afford a solicitor we are already in debt for £5k for funeral and other bills we have had to pay

He is a companion , he is not a very nice man, we have been in contact with 1 of his daughters and she has told us not to give him any notice as when she was little and wife chucked him out the next day they went out , came home to empty house , he had taken everything including the childrens clothes and toys

It was my mother in laws funeral yesterday and he was having a go at me and husband asking where he was going, he don't want to stay in the house , hes lonley etc etc and he then mentioned that his family member is on holiday but when back hes coming to see him in his van! it all ties up with what his daughter has told us

Most of what you are saying about this older man is irrelevant gossip and unpleasant hearsay. You had no right to contact his relatives.

As already advised, the executor, next of kin or beneficiaries need to take legal advice. Unless you are the executor, next of kin or beneficiary you would be best to stay out of this. 'Helping' is likely to make a right mess for someone else to sort out.

Any costs in administering the estate, household bills and funeral expenses should be charged to the estate not paid by the next of kin or beneficiaries. If there is nothing left after all assets are sold the debts die with your MIL.

HTH.