Addict

[Sophie1230]

Hi everyone just wanted to know if anyone can help my father passed away few yeas ago and my mother has just suffered a stroke in June this year (2022) and my brother who is 42 lived with my mum and since my mum's stroke she now lives with one of my sister's and now my brother decided to sell the house but the big problem is he is an addict and we think he will use all the money on drugs it was my dad who paid the mortgage and then my mum paid after my dad passed my brother has never paid a peny towards the mortgage my dad left the house in his name as we sisters all moved out once we got married and I am really worried and stressed for my mum 😔 If anyone can advise would be much appreciated. Thank you.

You need to speak to a solicitor. Your dad left the house to his son but while your mum is still alive surely her name was on the mortgage?
Why would your dad leave the house to an addict?
Was it in his will?

Is there any outstanding mortgage?

Whose name is the house in now? I’m not sure if you mean the house is in your dad’s name or your brother’s name now?

What happened when your dad died - did he make a will? Who did he leave the house to? Was the title deed updated to put the house into the right person’s name?