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mattjdc1705
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Hi I have a problem I could do with some advice on.
My mum passed away just over 4 months ago. In her will (which I am sole executor of) she gave me the option to buy her house. if I didn’t want it it was to be sold. Either way the proceeds would be split between me and my 4 siblings.
We decided we would buy and put our current house up for sale. We quickly got a buyer and my siblings encouraged us to move into my mums house before the sale was completed. Which we did.
Unfortunately just before the sale completed it collapsed due to some problems with our houses buyer.
Most of my siblings said no problem just put your house back up for sale and find another buyer. One however who is only concerned with the money wants me to move back and now sell mums house. She says she shouldn’t be expected to wait indefinitely for her money and I shouldn’t have moved into mums house (despite her telling me to 4 months ago). I checked with my bank at the start and they had no issues with me moving and my solicitors have never told me different either.
I do feel a little awkward but I haven’t really done anything wrong as soon as I can sell my house the purchase of mums house will complete and everyone will get there money. I don’t think 4 months is an reasonable amount of time for my sister to start hassling me to move back houses again. I don’t think she realises it would still take months even if I was to move again and sell mums house.
My other siblings tell me not to worry but it’s hard not to.
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Why does this sibling think that your mum's house will sell more quickly than your current house?
It sounds like the solution to this is to get on with selling your current house.0 -
I’m not sure why she thinks that there is no reason why. If anything my current house might even sell quicker because of the area it’s in and who might buy it. Think she is just blinded by money she has a long history of thinking of that way without standing back and considering what’s sensible.Thanks for the advice.0
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