Thanks for being so forthcoming. Do you really need the money. A and B are happy with the status quo. A is in the house, presumably his family home and in ill health. With the downturn is your share even worth much, worth evicting him at this stage in his life?
The bank are presumably not going after the money because A is elderly and ill as I cannot think of another reason for it. But still it is very strange a bank takes no action on a debt where there is property.
Interesting that the bank discharged B but kept the guarantee. Never heard of that before. Wonder was there something wrong with the documentation or the way the transaction occured in the first place.
In relation to rent. Is this a notional rent. A has no money, is in debt, unemployed and ill? Focusing in on what you ought to have will only sour you.
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To answer some of your questions Bronte,
I have given on on ever seeing any of the rent that would have been paid
to myself and sibling B.
At one time Sibling A could have well afforded the rent.
Not now, no job as far as I know, and no savings. I don't want to force sale of house either as that would leave Sibling A in a bad situation
Could I do with the money from sale of house, Yes,. I have three children, one hopes to marry soon, another with a lot of student loans,
and the youngest would love to go to further education, also.
My partner is very supportive, (the We, I refer to is him and I) he had to take early retirement due to injury) I am still working and would like to retire.
(in my 60s) so yes, the money would come in handy if I could get the house sold. No pressure from anyone in my family, neither partner or my children.
They just find it hard to believe a sibling could treat another sibling the way I have been left out in the cold.
I have received some great tips on here, to try and put this all together.
So thank you to all.
The summer coming up, I will be there, and have already written to my solicitor giving him the most recent happenings.
Will post back if I have any updates. I plan on getting a key, buying a newspaper, and taking a picture of myself sitting in the living room, with the date of the newspaper clearly showing.
Sibling A won't be there, Sibling B has a key, Sibling A already knows I am coming (home) and said the key is here, do what you want.
That might change though, Sibling A has changed the locks in the past and is quite capable of doing so again, so I'm really not sure what will happen.
The really sad part for me is the split in the family over all of this.
Six years now, since my last visit., but I still plan on being positive and having a great holiday despite all of this.
I have a place to stay, even if I cannot stay in the house I partly own.