The simplest solution is to ask your brother to leave, put the house on the market and divide the sales proceeds between all relevant parties. If he refuses, there are alternatives. Your brother may be interested in purchasing the property outright.

Can I give my house to my brother?

It is possible to transfer the ownership of a property to a family member as a gift, meaning no money exchanges hands. This differs to a Transfer of Equity, where the owner remains on the title and simply adds someone else to it.

When did your brother sell your mother’s house?

When your younger brother acting as attorney for your mother sold her house several years ago, he should have accounted to your mother for the money released by the sale. Following your mother’s death last year the money from the house sale should be part of her estate being dealt with by the executors of her will.

When did my sister put her mother into a home?

There were various monthly outgoings to my sister and her daughter and a shortfall of £44,000 from the house sale, which seems unaccounted for. My sister put my mother, who had dementia by then, into a home in about March 2012, but money was still coming out of her account as well (not just for the home fees).

Why is my brother keeping my mother’s money?

Following your mother’s death last year the money from the house sale should be part of her estate being dealt with by the executors of her will. Your younger brother apparently keeping the money from the house for himself amounts to financial abuse of your mother and possibly theft.

What should I do if my brother inherits my Mother’s House?

If your brother were to go to the expense of going to court, it would be wise to use a solicitor yourselves who would be able to advise on how to formalise the verbal agreement you had with your mother about her wishes for your other brother to use the property as his home after her death.