This may be a long one! - My best friend died in August after a long illness. While she was in hospital I checked out her house for her, and when she died I - at the request of the solcitor, and with the help of one of her relations - started clearing out the house, sorting some of the minor bequests (books and china to various people) I also sorted out some of the aids to go back to social services, and took any post down to the solicitor. (he is the executor) The house was put on the market, and sold STC, but I still went down once a week to water plants and keep things tidy in case the sale fell through. I got a call in December to ask why there was no electricity - I had no idea as I never needed to turn anything on, and then I was unwell, couldn't go down. There was a cold snap, and when I next called in the water tank had burst, the place was flooded. I called the solicitor/executor and asked him to call me at once. Took him 7 days to call back. He then rang to ask how bad the damage was. So - I sent some more photos. He was "putting a plan together" on 6 Jan. Someone has cleared the stuff out and some repairs done, I handed my keys back in Feb, so haven't been down. But now the neighbours have contacted me to say the house is a disgrace, overgrown, just looks abandoned - I drove by and it looks dreadful. My poor friend would be so upset at the state of her once lovely garden.
So - the point of all this - and thank you if you've stuck with me - is what can be done? The solicitor/executor has been useless, he just seems totally disinterested, and has really done very little as far as I can see. I am a beneficary under the will she left, do I have any rights at all? Surely as executor he was liable to keep the property in some sort of order? I'm so sad about it all