Hi all im after some help.
Basically the story goes like this....
My father in law was left a 10% share of his best friends house in his will, this friend sadly passed away just after christmas and my FIL only found out about this 10% then.
The best friend had sold his house to one of these companies that buys your house but then lets you live in it.
Now the time has come to sell the house my FIL is having to do all the running around (sorting out and removing the rest of the best friends stuff from the house, getting a plumber to turn off water and gas etc)
he has also had to get the house to a reasonable standard to put on the market which has involved hiring various garden machinery to clear a very overgrown garden and also remove the ivy from the front of the house.
he has just had a conversation with the company that bought the house in the first place and they have said that they want the house to go to"probate" and that my FIL is liable for the fees and costs involved??
can someone explain to me iwhat probate is and if my father in law is liable as his 10% is getting smaller and smaller(he has had to pay for the best firends funeral aswell by the way)
thanks
steve
