I believe the questions and possible answers to the following situation, even if not for my benefit are worthy of consideration to anyone involved in the legal profession, regardless of their qualifications or experience, as such I would greatly appreciate your assistance.
The start of my plight goes back over 40 years, (thus the name, Moses), it involves an agreement between two brothers, one my father the other is my uncle.
Around 1959/60 my father and mother were living and working in Glasgow, my father ran his own business. He reached a verbal agreement with his brother while back on a visit. The agreement reached between the two brothers involved the following:
While my father sorted out his affairs in Glasgow with the intention of returning to Ireland, his brother would sort out a vacant premise on my father’s behalf, although it was in a bad state of decline, my father would carry out all the necessary repairs. In exchange for this property, my father gave him, all the machinery pertaining to their type of business; he had shipped back from Scotland. My father also agreed to work for his brother, the only stipulation to an otherwise mutual beneficial agreement was that my father would not start up a similar business in the same town.
Since my family moved back from Scotland, 1960, my father carried out major repairs to the premises and carried out several businesses over the years from this address. My residence is adjacent to my uncle’s property. In 1979 my father died suddenly, on the night of his burial, my uncle informed me, in no uncertain terms, he would have my mother and the rest of my family evicted.
After legal arguments from both sides, I was approached by his eldest son who told me he was speaking as his father’s representative, to see if a family arrangement could be drawn up for the sale of the freehold, due to our financial circumstances and the fact that extended property was been added to the arrangement, a deposit of in excessive of 80% of the asking price was paid over, with the understanding the balance would be paid when ever I had it. This agreement was signed by all parties, in the early 90’s.
Despite not having found myself in a position to pay the balance until recently, I did not avoid this issue and on several occasions I spoke about this issue to my uncle and my cousin, his representative and nominate executor of his will, I was told that this was not a problem as it was a family arrangement but it would be better all-round to conclude the contract.
Now it appears, that since my mother is no longer alive he has another opportunity to have me and my family evicted, or else I except his drastic changes to the original agreement.
PLEASE, PLEASE HELP MOSES.
The start of my plight goes back over 40 years, (thus the name, Moses), it involves an agreement between two brothers, one my father the other is my uncle.
Around 1959/60 my father and mother were living and working in Glasgow, my father ran his own business. He reached a verbal agreement with his brother while back on a visit. The agreement reached between the two brothers involved the following:
While my father sorted out his affairs in Glasgow with the intention of returning to Ireland, his brother would sort out a vacant premise on my father’s behalf, although it was in a bad state of decline, my father would carry out all the necessary repairs. In exchange for this property, my father gave him, all the machinery pertaining to their type of business; he had shipped back from Scotland. My father also agreed to work for his brother, the only stipulation to an otherwise mutual beneficial agreement was that my father would not start up a similar business in the same town.
Since my family moved back from Scotland, 1960, my father carried out major repairs to the premises and carried out several businesses over the years from this address. My residence is adjacent to my uncle’s property. In 1979 my father died suddenly, on the night of his burial, my uncle informed me, in no uncertain terms, he would have my mother and the rest of my family evicted.
After legal arguments from both sides, I was approached by his eldest son who told me he was speaking as his father’s representative, to see if a family arrangement could be drawn up for the sale of the freehold, due to our financial circumstances and the fact that extended property was been added to the arrangement, a deposit of in excessive of 80% of the asking price was paid over, with the understanding the balance would be paid when ever I had it. This agreement was signed by all parties, in the early 90’s.
Despite not having found myself in a position to pay the balance until recently, I did not avoid this issue and on several occasions I spoke about this issue to my uncle and my cousin, his representative and nominate executor of his will, I was told that this was not a problem as it was a family arrangement but it would be better all-round to conclude the contract.
Now it appears, that since my mother is no longer alive he has another opportunity to have me and my family evicted, or else I except his drastic changes to the original agreement.
PLEASE, PLEASE HELP MOSES.
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