WicklowMan
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When I read your post Tony I hadn't a clue what you were on about.
No other relatives have a claim.
The reality is that you can't afford to own two homes.
What is more, you can't afford the risk of owing two homes.
Decide which one you are most emotionally attached to. If Tipperary is the holiday home, put it on the market.
Your sister's insistence on selling might play into your hand. Put it on the open market. When she is ready to accept an offer, then you can buy it.
Talk to your solicitor about bidding for it anonymously. To be able to pay for it, you will have to sell Tipperary.
Brendan
In cases of intestacy only spouses and children have a claim, not cousins, siblings, parents. That is where there are a spouse and/or children, otherwise the siblings, etc get the estate.
It sounds like op's mother is already dead?
Is this because there are no other relatives? If other blood relatives exist I'd imagine they would have some sort of a claim, but I really don't know. This might include your Aunts and Uncles on your fathers side, and possibly even your cousins, on your fathers side.
Did you and your father hold ownership of the house as joint tenants or tenants in common?
I've lived in the house since 1987, and own half as things currently stand.
"Without going into a rigmarole, my sister feels hard done by because my father "bought" me a house (the one I'm paying for the past 8 years). You get the picture!"
Why indeed ? This is all very confusing.
WicklowMan
This is very confusing, so before we discuss any further, could you please clarify which of the following is correct.
A) Your father owned the house 100% and you and your sister are now entitled to 50% each.
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