My ex husband died and left our two sons his house. It has no mortgage so all the equity in it is theirs. Unfortunately it is in a town miles away and in a very bad state. It needs a lot of work and ex paid over the odds for it anyway. My disabled adult son gets universal credit and enhanced PIP but once the house goes through probate I am led to believe his benefit of UC will stop even tho the house is not going to give him an income and he is too disabled to live in it and he will still need to pay council tax and bills for this house as it will b classed a second home. He doesn’t even want this house. Neither of my sons have the ability, time or finances to do the work the house needs to sell it and my ex has left no financial provision for work on the property or anything else for that matter. It’s a hoarder house and will cost a fortune just to get all the rubbish out. He made his solicitor the executor and did not have a funeral plan so we have to pay the solicitor between 3 -5k to be executor and pay for his funeral. I am tearing my hair out. We live in a rented house and I am the sole tenant with them living with me. I am my sons carer and live on that and ESA. I cannot see a way forward that won’t leave my son with no money and I wish ex had never left them the house. He has, as per, caused more problems then it solves. Does anyone know a way round this ? TIA
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