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Another inheritance thread

181 replies

Inheritance · 30/04/2020 09:33

NC as this could be outting and I want some form of privacy.

My Nan is 91, frail and needs 24/7 support - she’s not hard work just needs company, food/tea, keep on top of the house and generally keep an eye on her as she’s prone to falls.

I’ve been living with her for a year as she was worried that social services would put her in a care home. When I moved in without my knowledge she changed her will (wasn’t updated for 20+ years and even then I got the majority) to leave me the house a) she said if I didn’t move in she’d have to sell it anyway to pay for a care home b) none of the other family have never bothered c) she wants me to have a house/home to be set for the future. Before I did feel some guilt for inheriting the lot but I know that I didn’t influence her/the other family members only come over if they want something.

Beforehand myself and my partner weren’t living together - he was at his parents and I rented my own place - he slowly moved into nan’s house/got a local job (an hour away from his) and life was good.

Sorry it’s a long one but getting there - that’s the back story.

Now my DP has been talking that we need to live our own lives and prepare for our future (understandable). He thinks we need to try to work/save as much as possible to get our own place. But his plan is for us to move to his parents to do this as without Nan we won’t need to prep plan care for overtime etc (it’s not actually cost effective for me to work but I do just to keep my foot in the door). But AIBU to still feel like it’s not cost effective for me to move out to ‘save’ when full time care will cost £5k a month per £700 scrimping/overtime savings? He keeps trying to sell this idea for our ‘future’ as he says Nan just wants me to be happy and to have a strong relationship and for that we need to buy our own place. I only have raised the inheritance argument once to him that it’s not cost effective and defeats the object of saving and he says I’m sick for even thinking of nans money as it’s not my money/house and therefore out of the discussion.

We’d have less privacy/space at his parents and while it’s not a normal set up at my nan’s as I have responsibilities here we all seem to enjoy it and I don’t see how moving to his parents is the next step for our relationship.

Sorry if that’s a ramble as I’m running off not much sleep/stress/headache. If I look like I’m a gold digger I haven’t gone into too much about looking after Nan/moving out/getting carers in as I wanted to focus on my partners argument - and the end of the day I’ll be making my own decision as I’ll always put nan’s needs first.

OP posts:
WhenPushComesToShove · 30/04/2020 11:30

So stay with your lovely Nan who you've known all your life or blow her off for some bloke who you've known a year or two and who doesn't seem to have your or your Nan's best interest at heart...? I think you already know the answer don't you x

FourDecades · 30/04/2020 11:31

Just echoing what everyone else has said...

Are you happy living at your nan's?

Why are you living there? Is it just to get the inheritance (that you might not actually get) or because you genuinely want to care for her?

How does moving into your DP parents house become a "step forward"?

Are they in good health or does your DP think that you'll now care for them if you live there?

Do NOT under any circumstances allow him access to your money and ensure you get a solicitor involved to draw up paperwork to safeguard your money should you buy a property with him .... or anyone

calllaaalllaaammma · 30/04/2020 11:32

Looking at it from his point of view:

He will not inherit the house, you will.
If you work full time and save with him at his parents house then he has access to your money if you work more through joint savings to buy a house that he will co-own.
He wants to be free from caring responsibilities from your nan.
He wants to be the centre of your attention and you would be more reliant on him at his parents for accommodation, less independent.

Is this what you want?

Poppi89 · 30/04/2020 11:34

Inheritance aside - what's the point in leaving one home to go to another - surely you can save regardless of what home your living in.

Im wondering if he gets a lot done for him at his parents house, where as at your nans you are busy looking after her more than him.

lyralalala · 30/04/2020 11:47

The thing is there’s nothing wrong with him saying “Look, I don’t want to spend the next X years committed to caring for your Nan. I want us to get our own place and have our own space”

Nothing at all wrong with that.

What is wrong however is him trying to go about it in an underhand way and telling you that’s what your Nan wants.

He’s attempting to manipulate the situation to get the outcome he wants. Do you really want a long term relationship with someone who isn’t even mature enough to say “This isn’t working for me, can you we try and find a solution that works for us both”?

RevolutionofourTime · 30/04/2020 11:49

I don’t understand the OP’s post at all.

But surely, no one in their right mind would Want to move their loved one to a care home right now, with the coronavirus?

OP, there are many deaths in care homes because the viral load in older people is extremely high. Say the viral load in an infected 40 year old is 1000 - by comparison, an infected 80 year old would have a viral load of 100 million.

If you put your nan in a care home, this may well be the last time you see her. Is that what your DP wants?

cheeseycracker · 30/04/2020 11:54

Please stay with your nan. Sad

Genevieva · 30/04/2020 11:56

The inheritance is a red herring as is the saving for a home of your own. The issue here is that you want to live with your gran and he wants to live with his parents.

You were an independent woman living in your own accommodation until you chose to move in with your grandmother to support her. It is an arrangement that works for both of you. Realistically, moving in with his parents would drive you round the bend.

Your boyfriend has never lived independently. He is used to living with his parents and wants to move back in with them. This suggests he is a bit of a man child.

He is also trying to emotionally manipulate you into abandoning your grandmother. For me this would be a deal breaker. I would probably call the whole relationship off and chuck him out. However, if you think that is not the case, perhaps returning to the previous arrangement of living apart would work better.

MrsOrMiss · 30/04/2020 11:56

So many red flags he's bunting
I've forgotten who said that, but they are spot on.

Stay with your Nan, she's definitely the one who loves you OP.

BuddleiaTime · 30/04/2020 11:56

He sounds very, very selfish. You can do better.

Hoppinggreen · 30/04/2020 11:57

papier it’s not about overturning the will though, it’s about whether something happens to mean there’s nothing to inherit, eg care home fees or Nan changing her will

BeagleTaleofWoe · 30/04/2020 12:00

If I were you I would be picking Nan over man!

He can move back to his parents if he likes and you can move back in together when it’s actually financially viable, Nothing wrong with dating and waiting to set up home. If he isn’t willing to do that (and I have a feeling he won’t be) you can chalk that up as yet another red flag.

maryann1978 · 30/04/2020 12:00

Please stay with your nan, tell him to move out.

My beautiful grandmother died suddenly last week, I'm devastated and will not get over it for a long time if ever, she was my best friend and I spent a lot of time with her. Thankfully, because of the wonderful relationship I had with her, I have no regrets other than not being allowed to be with her when she died because of the guidance around Covid-19.

There is no way in this world my partner would have a say in anything regarding my nans care if she had needed it, he was told that when she can no longer look after herself, she will come to live with us. He didnt question it but he didnt agree, that would be his problem as my loyalties were to my grandmother.

A one year relationship is nothing in comparrison to the lifetime you have spent with your grandmother and he sounds like a manipulative pig, get rid of him and find someone who respects your relationship with her.

Xenia · 30/04/2020 12:09

Make sure your granny had a solicitor for the new will as perhaps she was not too clear what she was doing and the will is ubject to challenge. Suggest that she sends a copy of the will to everyone in the family to avoid trouble later. It might be fairer if she left the house to her children equally and they could then decide how much should come on to your generation.

Standrewsschool · 30/04/2020 12:10

I can’t get over that he wants you to abandon your 91 year old nan.

BeagleTaleofWoe · 30/04/2020 12:15

It might be fairer if she left the house to her children equally and they could then decide how much should come on to your generation.

Wtf? It’s up to Nan where her estate goes!

Zaphodsotherhead · 30/04/2020 12:16

Does he, perhaps, get a lot more done for him when he lives at home with his DP's? Does his mum dote on him, doing his washing, cooking his meals, doing all the housework, while all he has to do is go to work and sit around at home being awesome?

Do you, perhaps, expect him to help you around the house, caring for your nan, cooking, clearing up after himself?

Because the 'I want to go home' cry is usually issued by Little Princes who feel that their woman isn't Putting Them First enough...

Washyourhandsyoufilthyanimal · 30/04/2020 12:22

Stay with your nan- he’s just lazy. Tell him to move back to his mums to “save”. Not only is it the correct moral tho g to do to stay with your Nan but it makes the most finical sense.

Washyourhandsyoufilthyanimal · 30/04/2020 12:22

Thing to do*

Billben · 30/04/2020 12:26

It might be fairer if she left the house to her children equally and they could then decide how much should come on to your generation.

Did you miss the bit where it said that apart from OP, nobody else bothers with the old lady? And you think they should inherit just to make it fair ?😂🤣😂

user1465335180 · 30/04/2020 12:27

I afraid if your Nan lives alone and needs a lot of care the SS can force her to move into a care home. They tried to do this to my DM and I only prevented it by moving in with her. My DP came with me and was very kind and tolerant even though she had dementia, I think that tells you a lot. Stay with your Nan, she needs you

Billben · 30/04/2020 12:32

OP, I’d tell your DP to move back to his parents if he so wishes but I wouldn’t be leaving your nan if I was you. It’s nasty of your DP to be emotionally blackmailing you as well. That poor woman would be abandoned by everybody 😥

Jux · 30/04/2020 12:37

Stay with your nan. Please don't let your bf bully you.

Moving her into a care home will be one of the most stressful things she would ever have experienced and would probably hasten her death. At 91 she deserves better.

Remember, bf's are 10 a penny, but there's only one Nan.

Indoorcamping · 30/04/2020 12:40

You're happy with the situation, your nan's happy. DP isn't so surely he should just move to his parents and get saving.

As if he thinks you should leave your nan and get carers in mid pandemic! Is he hoping she catches it?

If you do inherit please don't put him on the deeds! Also if you sell and buy a place with him make sure your investment is protected. He's setting off some alarm bells tbh.

IndecentFeminist · 30/04/2020 12:42

Why can't you save where you are? No way I would.move.

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