Maladministration of an estate

[PerfectYear321]

Does anyone have any experience of an executor or administrator being shady/ refusing to communicate with beneficiaries? Especially if you had to go through court to get them to comply.

Or experience with removing an executor/administrator

Do these people ever get prosecuted?

How did this person end up applying for LOA? Are they a beneficiary in the same capacity that you are? E.g. you're all children of the deceased?

Or are they the spouse, in which case, are you sure the estate is worth enough that you'd be entitled to something?

So they've still not received their inheritance even though he's disclosed how much they were due and has been imprisoned for being obstructive.

Yes in answer to your first and second question.

Police. Mention numbers cos the more ££ the more they gave to take you seriously.

Sorry, just realised my reply wasn't clear. They are a child of the deceased like we are and there was no will, which is why they are an 'administrator' rather than 'executor'.

I have experience of an executor being very difficult and refusing to communicate for months on end it was all very frustrating and ultimately expensive for me.

In our case there was a will, we had probate granted , the property was sold and completed on, all funds gathered in and all bills paid with the exception of executor expenses and the solicitor’s fees.

We were joint executors and the only two beneficiaries - it should have been quick and simple but the other executor held it up for a further 5 months by just not responding to phone calls, texts, emails or letters even when sent signed for and delivery was proved. Eventually a strongly worded letter from the solicitor threatening to remove them through the courts got a result. The only explanation we ever got was “I’ve been busy”.

I was the executor who paid all the estate bills and did all the work to sell the property too - long story short my counterpart strung it out further by refusing to accept most of my expenses despite me having receipts. I had to cut my losses to get them to sign off the accounts and get the bulk of my inheritance. It stung me to the tune of a few thousand pounds but I’d still be waiting now if I hadn’t given in. I will never forgive or forget their behaviour.

I feel your pain and frustration OP - my advice would be to get a solicitor onside asap and hope your sibling is as averse to being taken to court as mine was. Good luck.