Body & Soul0 min ago
Inheriting a house and nursing home fees.
My father is in a nursing home and meets the cruteria for NHS funding at present and will be re assessed in July 2013.
I inherited my mother's half and have lived with him since 2005.
Sadly the nurse in the home has said there is only a very slim chance he will be alive when his next assessment is due.
I have just inherited a house from a distant relative which is worth about £120,000 and want to sell it or possibly rent it out.
I did not expect this inheritance.The Social Worker has found out and has said as I now have an alternative property I will be obliged to sell the house I share with Dad if he does not meet NHS criteria next year and half its value could be used for the fees.
As the house is worth about £500,000 I want to keep the house I own with Dad.
I was advised as it is jointly owned and occupied by me it could not be sold by the council.
Has anybody else been in this situation.
I inherited my mother's half and have lived with him since 2005.
Sadly the nurse in the home has said there is only a very slim chance he will be alive when his next assessment is due.
I have just inherited a house from a distant relative which is worth about £120,000 and want to sell it or possibly rent it out.
I did not expect this inheritance.The Social Worker has found out and has said as I now have an alternative property I will be obliged to sell the house I share with Dad if he does not meet NHS criteria next year and half its value could be used for the fees.
As the house is worth about £500,000 I want to keep the house I own with Dad.
I was advised as it is jointly owned and occupied by me it could not be sold by the council.
Has anybody else been in this situation.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think, that because this is YOUR inheritance and nothing to do with your father you are not liable to sell this house to pay fees but you may well be liable on his half of the house you own jointly
There are many posts in this section about nursing home fees - search them out for a definitive answer
There are many posts in this section about nursing home fees - search them out for a definitive answer
It would seem appropriate to get rid of the inherited house before the next asessment, which maintains the status quo as far as your domicile is concerned. The Social Worker is merely trying to protect his/her employers' budget and does not have YOUR interests at heart. However this is just my opinion, not a legal certainty, so you need professional advice. Try CAB.
this might help with regard to you not being liable for fees because you have assets
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It isn't down to SS anyway who gets what anyway
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It isn't down to SS anyway who gets what anyway
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