Daisydachshund
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Why should the house be sold? If, as you say, the will “left the family home to all the family members with an equal share”, i.e. there was no requirement to sell the property
If, as the OP said the will " left the family home to all the family members with an equal share", i.e. did not require it to be sold, you should direct your question to the solicitor who drew up the OP's parents' will. But, otherwise, Vanessa in post #11 above, has provided sensible advice.What sort of use is the notional idea of indefinitely owning 20% of a house you can do nothing with to anyone though?
If, as the OP said the will " left the family home to all the family members with an equal share", i.e. did not require it to be sold, you should direct your question to the solicitor who drew up the OP's parents' will. But, otherwise, Vanessa in post #11 above, has provided sensible advice.
Why should the house be sold? If, as you say, the will “left the family home to all the family members with an equal share”, i.e. there was no requirement to sell the property, and you are a beneficiary, you should ask the executor if your late parents' instruction has been carried out, i.e. ownership of the property transferred to the beneficiaries, and when did this occur. The executor's solicitor should have been able to advise on this. So it's difficult to see why legal bills have been mounting.
If the will stated the property should be sold and the proceeds divided equally between the beneficiaries – this is a different matter.
The OP said in post #1 that “My parents died several years ago and left the family home to all the family members with an equal share. “. The OP may be less than clear on his post, but this says the property was left to the beneficiaries. It does not say that the property was to be sold and the proceeds distributed to the beneficiaries. If what the OP says is correct, the executor has fulfilled his duties if the property is vested in the beneficiaries. Assuming the will does not require the property to be sold, it's really just a family spat. The beneficiaries now have property rights (which may differ if they are tenants in common or have a joint tenancy), and it's not “being thick” as you say, for a beneficiary to expect his property rights are respected. The OP said in post #1, that "One of my brothers solicitors is saying that the family member that refuses to sell cannot even be made do same if brought to court,", which may well be correct. If the other beneficiaries are unhappy with this opinion, it would be prudent to seek additional advice from counsel, rather than rely on opinions in an open forum.It doesn't have to state the property is to be sold at all. It's clear that 4 people want to sell a property that costs them money and is of no benefit to them and one sibling is being thick.
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