Probate solicitor wanting house sale money

notquiteshore14

My parents have passed and the house and estate is been handled by a solicitor, as they were, in my view, tricked into signing a will making the solicitor lead executor. The solicitor will not release any of the money in the bank accounts for 10 months, I believe this is somewhat normal. But although the probate has been granted, we haven't sold the house yet, but the solicitors want the money from the house sale transferring to them to hold. Is this legal, there is enough money in the bank accounts to pay their ludicrous fees and if we have the probate certificate why can we not just sell and keep the money. Are we better transferring the house into our names and not selling for a while to avoid this.

msb1234

The house currently belongs to the estate which is managed by the executor, the solicitors. If you are in financial need request the solicitor releases some of the funds they are holding. 

Keep_pedalling

As executors the house sale money will go to them before it is distributed. Too late now but your best option would have been to ask the solicitors to renounce and take on the administration yourselves.

notquiteshore14

Keep_pedalling said:

As executors the house sale money will go to them before it is distributed. Too late now but your best option would have been to ask the solicitors to renounce and take on the administration yourselves.

We did, but they refused

Keep_pedalling

notquiteshore14 said:

Keep_pedalling said:

As executors the house sale money will go to them before it is distributed. Too late now but your best option would have been to ask the solicitors to renounce and take on the administration yourselves.

We did, but they refused

Although they have no legal obligation to do they should have a pretty good reason not too.

https://communities.lawsociety.org.uk/august-2021/giving-it-up/6001952.article