"caretaker" legal term

cocokabana

hi all, not sure if this is allowed by mods?

But can anyone tell me in a legal sense, what does the term "caretaker" entail.

Background: I was named in a will as the caretaker of an uninhabited cottage and 2 acres of land.

It was belong to a batchelor great uncle who died 15 years ago. He left no will, my father had being looking after the place i.e. maintaining it, keeping grass cut, painting house, cutting hedges etc. and continued this after the old man's passing He also used the field to keep a couple of ponies, that's about it, but he never lived there.


My father is now deceased and in his will I was named as the "caretaker".
I now look after the house and ground. Have I no legal right to build or even live in the house?
I would like to eventually do up the house and live there.
Just looking for some clarity before I seek professional legal advice if need be. Thanks.

Pat Mustard

cocokabana wrote: »

My father is now deceased and in his will I was named as the "caretaker".
I now look after the house and ground. Have I no legal right to build or even live in the house?
I would like to eventually do up the house and live there.
Just looking for some clarity before I seek professional legal advice if need be. Thanks.

Mod:

This is a request for legal advice.

If you acted on the wrong legal advice, it could end up costing a lot of money.

Therefore, you need to refer this to a solicitor.

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