Joint owner refusing to pay bills & do I force sale of house

[Lazycatx]

Hi,
My brother and I inherited my step mother's house 25% me and 75% him. My mother, brother and I lived in this home where I paid all bills since my step mother's passing 11 years ago.
This year 2021 in April I moved out and had a baby. My brother and I are not on speaking terms (he has mental health issues and lies about how he is mistreated/ abused by me - he has that the world owes me attitude)
In September I contacted the council and water company to move the bills over to him, he has refused to pay them despite having a job, the bills are only around £160 per month. I continue to pay gas and electric because my mother lives in the property.
My question is with him refusing to pay the bills does this affect me as a joint owner?
I have a small baby and I can't afford to financially support that house as well as mine.
Also, due to all this stress and his selfish behaviour I am thinking to force the sale of the house. Although I received 25% is there a chance I could get more as I have been paying all the household bills for over 11 years? I can afford to buy his share but he is arrogant and selfish, his exact words were 'I would rather burn the house to the ground than sell to her'
As my elderly mother lives with him, I don't want to uproot her as her GP Is down the road, if this goes to court, can the judge rule in favour for me to buy despite him saying no? Or should I just continue with a sale?
I have been stressing about this for ages and don't want this to affect my mother so I'm looking for the best solution in a complicated situation

Yes it will affect you as a joint owner. You either need him to buy you out or to force the sale.

Can your mother pay some of the bills herself?

Maybe just stop paying and let him get cut off. Then he will have to sort it out?

No point forcing the sale while your mother still lives there. As you no longer live there leave the bills to him.

My question is with him refusing to pay the bills does this affect me as a joint owner?
Not for council tax, water, electric or gas, no. Contact the companies, confirm the date you moved out and give them your brothers details. The council tax especially will not view non-payment lightly.

Although I received 25% is there a chance I could get more as I have been paying all the household bills for over 11 years?
Very unlikely, it just doesn’t work like that.

Your mother should also be responsible for the bills if they are both living there though…

Why is your mum not paying the bills? Is that why he thinks he shouldn't? Make sure she's getting everything she should on 'entitledto'.com.

Lemonlemon88 is wrong. Him failing to pay the bills will not affect you provided the relevant accounts are in his name. As things stand, you are not liable for Council Tax as you are not resident. Having changed the water to be in his name, you are not liable for that either.

I'm afraid that having paid all the household bills will not entitle you to claim a larger percentage of the house.

Whoever lives in the house should pay the bills.

Did you pay him any rent for the 11 years you lived in the house?

@MadeForThis

Whoever lives in the house should pay the bills.

Did you pay him any rent for the 11 years you lived in the house?

Why would she pay rent for living in a house she partly owns? Whether she did nor not has no effect on her entitlement to 25% of the house.