Inheritance advice please

[askyourgran]

My brother has lived at home all his life and his name is on the deeds for the house, to ensure he could continue to live there my parents decided to will the house and contents to him (he actually had a third and now a quarter more since my mother has died. My two sisters and I own a third. He has the contents (furniture fittings white goods etc) but not gifts and personal items.
My youngest sister is the Trustee and Executor for the will, my brother gave her an ornament from the house, she also took my mothers wedding ring, I have asked my brother for an ornamental plate as a keepsake and he is adamant that I get nothing from the house, he said I could have some of her jewellery which I really don't want and he has noone to give it to. My younger sister (by two years) would be happy with one of the rings. My point is that being the eldest by 12 years to the youngest sister, if and when my brother dies or leaves the house the contents will be taken by the youngest sister and then passed on to her daughter and granddaughter, I'm not likley to be around by then so my own daughter won't have the benefit of an heirloom. What can I do if he continues to refuse.

[sumo19]

your younger sister can rewrite the deed/will.

[askyourgran]

I've never heard of anyone doing that, and I don't think she'd do that just to satisfy me, she's always looked out for my brother anyway, being more his age. At the end of the day she'll end up with everything being the youngest.

[sumo19]

Well i've never heard of anyone doing it either! I only found out today after a tax orientated lecture.

A better, more conventional idea would probably be to tell him to stop being so stubborn!

[askyourgran]

could break his ruddy neck at the moment.

[wolf63]

I can't help you in your legal question.

But about 5 years ago my father died and left his house to my brother and I - this was amicably sold and the money divvied up.

However I was left the ornaments, photographs etc - all of which found their way into my brother's boot for his drive back down over the border. I wasn't bothered in the least - but did have a go at him. We laughed about it.

But in some families it isn't an easy time - bickering and bitching over the belongings of the deceased. I hope that you are able to get things sorted out.

Susan

[askyourgran]

Thanks Wolf just think that everything should be fair. Being the eldest doesn't mean a thing by law but I think he should respect that. I don't mind that he's ruling the roost in the family home, but I think he should realise that he's sitting on everything and he hasn't got a right to.