Car left in estate, can one beneficiary have it if agreed by all.

[TheGoodTheBad]

Executor of the will is a solicitor.
There are four beneficiaries to the will so that each is to receive an equal share.
Assets include a house, money and a car.
Each beneficiary will receive roughly 200k from sale of house and other assets.
The car it was agreed amongst the beneficiaries that one of them would take it. (valued at 20k)
However the solicitor (executor) will not allow this and is looking for car to be sold so funds can be split.
Is this right or can they not just agree that from the sale the person getting the car takes a reduced amount.
Why would a solicitor insist it happens.

 

[Clamball]

The straightforward thing is for the beneficiary to purchase the car from the estate. This way the executor knows he got the best possible price for it. He may get €21K but he will probably end up paying a fee to the agent who sells it. But if he puts it up for sale to the public he has made his best effort to gather the value of the estate together.

Why would the beneficiary have an issue with that approach?

 

[Leo]

Why would a solicitor insist it happens.

Because it leaves the door open for one or more of the others to sue them later on for not fulfilling their duty as executor.