Aunt has died and her friend reluctant to leave her house

[JellyBook]

Our aunt died late November and she had a friend staying when she died. The friend lives overseas and doesn’t want to go (yet, she says).

Just getting a bit nervy about whether she will decide to stay even longer, and what problems that might cause. She has been left a lump sum in the will. The house and belongings are left to the estate to be sold and shared amongst various family members. Aunty leaves no spouse or children.

Do we have anything to worry about or should we just proceed with probate, sale of house and just tell her you need to make arrangements to leave?

@informedisgood that isn't quite right. There has to be money or money's worth. There are a few cases whereby what you would deem as an 'excluded' occupier has been deemed as having an ast. Money's worth can be for example caretaking, and there is a good argument this woman has been doing just that. Op should really have removed the woman the day after death.

I wonder what happened and why the OP just pissed off into the night?

Maybe the Aunt's CF friend killed her in a rage whilst she was trying to evict her?

Please update OP!!

Glad all is okay OP.. what a read this thread is.. and what a vile 'friend' this person turned out to be...

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@JellyBook Did you ever manage to get the friend to leave the house and go home?

I don’t know anyone who would want to buy a house with a potential lodger/squatter living in there.

I would give written notice with a date.

way to not even slightly rtft

@JellyBook

Did you ever find out any more about the devious twat's attempt at getting POA, Jelly?

Solictior couldn't say too much because that discussion/appointment was when he was working for my Aunt, but he did tell me that when he discusses with a client about a POA being made, he must do this absolutely in private and anyone else, even a spouse or relative has to leave the room, and then he is free to discuss and make assessments unhindered.

So in other words, I think Aunty was either not lucid enough, or in fact lucid enough to tell him I don't want this.

It makes me so sad to think that she was under pressure like this.

Did you get her out?

Hope it all went well

No inheritance tax then? It has to be paid before Probate within 6 months of death or HMRC starts charging interest - I think.