rockofages
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Hi All,
I am the Executor of an estate in which everything is essentially to be divided equally between a number of beneficiaries. The will is quite clear. One of the beneficiaries has been very troublesome from the get go, objecting basically to everything I do.
I have put the dwelling house on the market only to have this beneficiary contact the Estate Agent a number of times telling him he has no right to sell the house without their consent, and that he is to immediately remove the For Sale sign etc. He said he also suspects that this beneficiary is spreading rumours around the (small) town in an effort to undermine any potential sale. They also have not (yet anyway) made any sort of an offer to buy the house from the other beneficiaries. (FWIW the other beneficiaries want the house sold)
The EA will put it in writing that the beneficiary in question has directly attempted to interfere, and I would like to send a letter to the solicitor of the beneficiary to warn against interfering with the sale, but on what grounds do I do it? It's not criminal, so I would have to threaten a civil action?
Anyone any similar experiences?
Thanks.
I am the Executor of an estate in which everything is essentially to be divided equally between a number of beneficiaries. The will is quite clear. One of the beneficiaries has been very troublesome from the get go, objecting basically to everything I do.
I have put the dwelling house on the market only to have this beneficiary contact the Estate Agent a number of times telling him he has no right to sell the house without their consent, and that he is to immediately remove the For Sale sign etc. He said he also suspects that this beneficiary is spreading rumours around the (small) town in an effort to undermine any potential sale. They also have not (yet anyway) made any sort of an offer to buy the house from the other beneficiaries. (FWIW the other beneficiaries want the house sold)
The EA will put it in writing that the beneficiary in question has directly attempted to interfere, and I would like to send a letter to the solicitor of the beneficiary to warn against interfering with the sale, but on what grounds do I do it? It's not criminal, so I would have to threaten a civil action?
Anyone any similar experiences?
Thanks.