claim our share to our mother's house

[alkadin]

Our mother died 17 yrs. ago she left a house but no will
our youngest brother claimed the house was left to him by our mother and made us brothers and sisters to sign
some papers under duress , now we have found the house is still on our mother's name can we claim for our shares now and how

[themas]

It may depend on what the papers you signed said. Presumably you do not have a copy. Who is living in the house? Who pays to maintain it, & for council tax etc.?

To do anything I think you need to see a solicitor. On the face of it, you are entitled to your shares but I don't know what the complications might be as a result of the long time lapse.

If you see a solicitor, take with you a copy of the Land Registry entry (download from the website), your mother's death certificate and any other documents about this.