A tricky family inheritance situation

This happened to a friend of mine their mums partner - who was told he could have half assumed he could sell everything including the house and when he died the children could have what was left . It took a legal case to sort it out, whst was sad was my friends mum thought she had done everything right

Who is/are the executor/s? They are legally bound to carry out the instructions in the will.

Surely your friend is the owner of half the house as grandpa has left half his estate. Looks like she will have to buy them out if she wants to live in it.

Who owns the house.?
Into whose name was the title transferred.
What about the declaration for inheritance tax.
Weren't all the details sorted out when probate was granted.
It's hard to understand the situation.

The alternative is for you to rent your half of the house to your mother and sister, if you can trust them to pay the rent regulalry and not stop paying and use that income stream to fund your house purchase.

However, failing that, the only solution is, I am afraid 'to get legal'

There is no point in talking about things you should have done - you didn't so lets deal with the current situation. It is the executors legal duty to implement the terms of the will and if they do not then they are in breach of the law.

There is no choice but 'to get legal' Betty. A will is a legal document and the wishes of the deceased must be carried out. This should have already been dealt with if your friend's GF died 2 years ago.

This should have been sorted out as soon as probate was completed. The house should be sold which could attract capital gains tax is the value has increased in value since then. It all depends on the terms of the will

If wondering who the executor is? If it’s your friend’s mother, probably the only way to get the inheritance is to ‘ get legal’, starting with a solicitor’s letter.

The executor of the will should be carrying out the wishes of the GF.
I feel this should have been done earlier than this.
The house should have been sold and the proceeds shared.
No legal knowledge but just common sense.