Hi, Couple of quick questions
Relative A died over a decade ago leaving the house in the will to three relatives B,C and D with instructions that it is to be sold (once the current Elderly tennant no longer needs the property) and the proceeds split between B,C and D.
Relative E was named as executor (and worked in a legal office, this is relevant)Relative E passed away, Relative B is now the remaining executor of the will (and is non contact with the whole family) and the house needs some adaptations to enable the tennant to remain living there.
Now the council are rightly refusing to do the adaptations as the house is in Relative A's name (who died over a decade ago)
What should happen next? Surely someone who works in the legal business would have known how to transfer the deeds into the new owners names.
Person B has said that the house is still in persons A name and that the solicitor that they spoke to said it will cost £1000 to have the deeds changed etc but i dont trust person B, AT ALL.
What do B,C and D need to do next to enable them to modify and then eventually sell the property?
I am planning to speak to a lawyer in person but i am currently rather unwell so not able to do this yet.
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Pandoraslastchance · 13/02/2018 19:58
C and D have access to the will(no idea about B,tbh B took the shares and the car and the money and cut all ties with everyone else a day or two after the funeral) and now B is the next named executor of the will. Can B make any changes to the will?
I I have seen the will myself and it states "the house is to be transferred into B,C and D name and then sold with the proceeds split equally between the three when current tennant no longer has need of the house"
But due to B intense dislike of C and the current tennant it is virtually impossible to get them into a solicitors office and get this sorted.
Not to mention money to pay for this all to be sorted. That's another major issue between them. 
I do have sympathy for you as it sounds a "bugger's muddle" if you will excuse my language.
As I understand it ( and this is not as a qualified solicitor) , any executor must try to ensure that the will as left is carried out as far as the person who made the will intended. If they don't then the other beneficiaries can ( in layman's terms) appeal against that.
It is hard to say when it is A B C D ( and I completely understand you don't want to give details) , but my guess is that if there are family / step family / new relationship / deep friendship type things , yes there could be problematic areas.
I have to say ( and I know you don't want to hear it ) but I do think that C&D need to look at the will properly and take some advice. I know it costs money , but if the end game is to inherit their share of the house , then it may be worth it. Also I think ( and again without knowing the circumstances) if the house should have been transferred into their name after A's death , they do need to understand why not , and how to remedy that , and their responsibilities as landlords.
Sorry Pandora because I think I am saying to you that as far as I can see this is an unusual and difficult situation. All I can say , is , if it were me , I would gather as much information as possible and this is why we have solicitors ( and indeed why they do a great deal of training and learning 
) . I would advise C& D to get all information they can and go to some one qualified. It doesn't sound like an easy answer to me.
Sorry Pandora , I know you wanted an answer but I think this is a tricky one and it might just take a meeting with a solicitor to get you on the right track.
The other thing you might want to do is post on the legal bit of Mumsnet - but again as a layperson this one sounds harder than an internet view can sort out for you - just my opinion.
All good luck , nonetheless.
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