We are appointing a solicitor to manage dm's affairs as she is going into care and hasn't the capacity to manage her own things anymore.
The solicitor has very quickly asked if I am able to clear the house, and said that I can dispose of things eg "stuff" and furniture, retaining a few personal items for dm.
That didn't sound right to me (almost sounds like theft), so I checked with Age UK and they said i definitely don't have the right to get rid of things - only maybe to tidy up, or put things into storage (which would have a cost)
As dm was a hoarder, there is a lot of stuff to at least bag up, would I be best just leaving it all in one room of the house until the deputyship comes through and the solicitor can deal with it. My being next of kin doesn't really give me any rights to become chief de-clutterer does it.