WicklowMan
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Can I just clarify what the solicitor is doing? And who engaged the solicitor? And who will be paying the solicitor?
Solicitors are like hot house flowers, pay them attention (and money, occasionally) and they'll respond.
Telling them that you've no money for this that and the other is not what a solicitor needs to hear.
Right now it sounds like he's supporting you and getting no money - you get what you pay for.
ONQ.
Talk to another solicitor and set out the problem. There are fees owing to the other solicitor. Maybe the new solicitor could give an undertaking to discharge the fees owing from the sales proceeds of the property.
Brendan
The big problem here is with the problem and the parties, not with the solicitor.
mf
You don't have money to buy your sister out and she is pressing for a sale.
You have to face the facts, the problem is with the parties.
ONQ.
While you may not like to hear this, its really quite simple. You father owned a house. You and your sister inherit his estate. Your sister is legally entitled to her half of the estate. If you cannot afford to buy her half at the current market rate, then the house will be sold and the proceeds split between the two of you.
This appears to be dragging on a bit based on fact that you had a thread on this in 2010. Routine uncomplicated inheritance such as this (i.e. its a simple 50:50 split between two siblings) are usually completed in c.12 months. You need to be careful about this as if you are the cause of unreasonable delays in sorting out the estate, your sister may have a compensation claim against you. There is also a danger that this will end up in litigation e.g. your sister forcing a sale, and the lawyers will end up getting a large chunk of the proceeds.
Its unfortunate that you have an emotional attachment to the house, but there is not a lot that can be done about this unless you have the funds to buy your sisters share.
Since you don't own the house, you are not losing money. You will get less in inheritance than you thought, but you didn't have the money in the first place.
How is the job situation looking for you? I'm thinking it may be better for your own peace of mind to settle up the house, and get on with your own career?
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