Sarah134 wrote: » No just a family member that wants to buy it off them. 2/3 ( an exuavator and a beneficiary) want to sell up but one of the excuator won't sell as their daughter and partner live in the house.
splinter65 wrote: » You can’t do anything about it but the 2 people who have an “interest” in the house should seek legal advice about realizing their inheritance.
Jfrost wrote: » As far as I know an exuavator can not benefit from a will so therefore in this scenario they no longer are acting as exuavator as they clearly are on behalf of their family member.
davo10 wrote: » Op, just to be clear, is there only one beneficiary, or are the two executors also beneficiaries?
Sarah134 wrote: » 2 excuators and 1 beneficiaries..all 3benifit from the sale.
duffman13 wrote: » So both executors will recieve a portion of the sale. 3 beneficiaries?
Peregrinus wrote: » All three beneficiaries are entitled to have the estate administered. Two of the beneficiaries are also executors, and they have a duty to administer the estate. If one executor/beneficiary does not wish the estate to be administered just yet (because delay is convenient for him) the other two can take action either to compel him to administer the estate, or to remove him as executor so that he cannot obstruct or delay the administration of the estate. But if he is stubborn it can take time and cost money, and the other two may not have the appetite for this. If they are not prepared to force the issue, and cannot resolve it by persuasion or negotiation, there is nothing the OP can do. She is neither an executor nor a beneficiary, and has no interest in the assets of the estate. (Her desire to purchase one of them from the estate does not amount to an "interest" which would enable her to compel the administration of the estate to proceed.) All she can go is encourage the two beneficiaries who wish to proceed to press the matter, either by negotiation or if necessary by court action. The executors should be collecting rent from the person who is living in the house but, again, they are accountable to the beneficiaries for any loss which results from their failure to do so, so this is no help to the OP.
davo10 wrote: » Op, the reality is that as you are not a beneficiary, you have no more right to purchase that house than any other member of the public. You cannot compel the third beneficiary to sell. The decision must be made jointly by the three, and if they are siblings who are close, chances are they will not evict their niece in order to force a sale. Thread carefully, the third beneficiary might try to convince the others to sell to his daughter or to put it on the market to see what it's worth. But you, cannot force the sale, let them sort it out.
Sarah134 wrote: » Hi , They can't convience there daughter to buy the house as they don't have the means. It was agreed to sell the house to a family member to keep it in the family. Even if I don't get the house I am doing the 2 beneficiaries a favour as they want to sell the house.
splinter65 wrote: » If the 2 beneficiaries don’t want to create a family argument now by pressing the issue with the 3 beneficiary then you need to make it clear that you are ready to buy right now but then step back as you are at risk of falling out with all 3 if you pester them and then you mightn’t get the house at all.
listermint wrote: » It sounds like 1 pushy party in this is taking the piss and the other two siblings im sure dont want to press it for fear of reprisal. This sort of nonsense is common in Estate handling , Cash really brings out the worst in people.
Widdensushi wrote: » So two of the beneficeries daughter is living in the house?So they need to buy one third of the house to own it outright?
pc7 wrote: » OP if you are in a position to purchase a house, just purchase a different one. Leave your mam off to sort things with the other beneficiaries of the will. This sounds like a clusterf**k at the minute, do you want that stress or hassle hanging over you?
listermint wrote: » tbh this is your mothers problem right now. The sole beneficary of all of this is the girl whos living in it, Shes rent free. Probably saving f'all and may never actually get to buy it. Unless her mother starts pushing for a below market sale. Which may actually happen. It sounds like there is one winner here, and a strong pushy mother to boot. So the other siblings are letting her away with it. Cash corrupts, and families soon see whats what when there is money involved.
Peregrinus wrote: » As you say, it's ugly. Family rows always are. But this is not a family row in which you need to be involved, and if you don't need to be involved in a family row then you positively need not to be involved. By all means support your mother in her struggle to have the estate administered and her entitlement paid to her, but don't complicate matters by being the family member who wants to buy the house and feels aggrieved that she can't. Even if you do succeed in buying the house there is a high risk of lingering bad feeling and resentment from family members who feel that your cousin was unfairly excluded from an opportunity to make an offer to buy herself. You are better off buying a house with a less complicated history, and less emotional baggage.
