Solicitors Letter

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Lover_of_Lycra said:

benidorm59 said:

No it was done by a solicitor and put with the will.  The mother asked the other sibling to carry out the wish.  Till this point it,was always assumed the house would be split and the sibling with the house always said it will and was even written into his will   It's done now.  Thanks all for the replies its done and dusted 

What was done with the solicitor? The letter of wishes? Totally pointless because the house was no longer your father’s or your mother’s as it belonged to your sibling. 

I know, it's a bit confusing.

I read it as, to avoid tax or care home fees etc they gave the house to one of their children.  The parents chose not to give to both children. Then several years after the gift, decided it was no longer a gift.... Maybe... I don't know.

Why on earth a solicitor drew up a letter of wishes saying what was to happen to belongings that didn't belong to their client is baffling... 

Tokmon

benidorm59 said:

Early nineties the family home was put into a siblings name.  The other one was told that they would get half after the parents passes. 
 Late nineties  the father died a will was made both children made executors.   Mother wrote a letter of wishes 2005 said she had requested the sibling to give the other one a share when the house sold. 
 She dies in 2016    The sibling rents the house  out then sellsi it to a family friend who then resells it for a higher price.  Maybe tax avoidance.  The sibling with nothing asks if the mother's wishes are to be honoured .  Receives a letter saying.  House nothing to do with them. 
It's was gifted  after renting it  by the other family to the friend   not true though and  as for  letter of wishes itd not legal  and do one. 
  Is it worth responding to the letter it's hard to get your get your head around how greedy some people Are 

Maybe i should write letters of wishes for all past property that i own and ask they are given to family members... it's quite funny how ridiculous it is that it was actually written by a solicitor! 

But i do feel sorry for the sibling who gets nothing in the situation because it must have been bad enough that their parents gave the entire house to their sibling to start with and then gave false hope with a silly letter of wishes.