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Is she selfish to not even CONSIDER moving out?

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WetTheMogwai · 27/06/2012 15:04

Basically, myself, my cousin, my brother and my dad are due to inherit my grandmas 3rd of her house as soon as all the legal stuff is cleared. My auntie and her husband each own a third of the property which they would've inherited but they sorted it years ago to avoid inheritance tax. It was and still is my grandmas house, that was made clear to them when the agreement was made.

Now, both myself and my cousin have young families and struggle greatly with money, my brother is only 19 but desperately wants to get a deposit together to buy a house and my dad has been forced to retire due to ill health so is now very short of money too.

If my auntie and uncle would move out of the house into one more suitable to them (grandmas house is a huge farm house that could be beautiful with enough money poured into it, unfortunately none of us have it) we could sell the house, and each of us would easily have enough to get a deposit for a house and set ourselves up for a much easier and more comfortable life.

Obviously there's a lot of upset and grieving around and we're trying to tread carefully but she's really not willing to help us at all. She has no idea what this money could do for us all and at the moment were stuck with the promise of 'you can have it when she dies'

Great so I could be 50 before I can get on the property ladder!

Thoughts? Im not expecting miracles, I just want her to have the decency to just think about it and think of others before herself for a change? Is that too much to ask?

OP posts:
ratspeaker · 27/06/2012 20:41

LRD way back in this thread I was trying to clarify what had been posted earlier.
I know there is no obligation to share an estate equally thats why I asked if the OP had been left it in the will or it was her dads , I was making assumptions on previous postings
and it can depend on where you live, Scots Law is slightly different to English law on inheritance

anyway OP if you and your dad, brother and cousin each have a share in a third of the house, so thats a quarter of a third of the house value, I would think that the executor or solicitor dealing with the estate is the person to go to and ask advice.

vodkaandcaviar · 27/06/2012 22:56

You can't ask them to move out of their house :/ you could ask them to buy out your share if they could afford it I guess.

sesameflower · 27/06/2012 22:59

You should move in and live together

sashh · 28/06/2012 04:46

Basically, myself, my cousin, my brother and my dad are due to inherit my grandmas 3rd of her house as soon as all the legal stuff is cleared

Are you sure it is not just your dad?

If your gran has just died then Auntie is grieving for her mother and you want to take her home as well?

Why not ask them to pay rent on the 1/3? You can use it to save for a deposit.

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