How JustAnswer Works:
  • Ask an Expert
    Experts are full of valuable knowledge and are ready to help with any question. Credentials confirmed by a Fortune 500 verification firm.
  • Get a Professional Answer
    Via email, text message, or notification as you wait on our site. Ask follow up questions if you need to.
  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
    Rate the answer you receive.
Ask Aston Lawyer Your Own Question
Aston Lawyer
Aston Lawyer, Solicitor
Category: Law
Satisfied Customers: 10779
Experience:  Solicitor LLB (Hons) 23 years of experience in Conveyancing and Property Law
16368554
Type Your Law Question Here...
Aston Lawyer is online now

I,ve lived with my mother in her house for the past 2 years.

This answer was rated:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I,ve lived with my mother in her house for the past 2 years. She has now gone into care with dementia and my sister is now power of attorney. I realise her house will have to be sold to pay for her care but as my mother has cash assets of nearly £100,000 in her accounts does the house have to be sold straight away. The care home costs come to around £30,000 per year so with her cash assets and £18,000 a year pension, there,s enough to last for at least 3 years. My sister wants to buy the house purely as an investment.

Hello and thanks for using Just Answer.

My name is ***** ***** am happy to assist you with your enquiry.

The State can't insist on the property being sold. Provided the Nursing Home fees can be paid, there is no necessity to sell.

On a side point, a person's home is disregarded when assessing their capital, if a relative over 60 lives in it. So providing that your mother's home is your main residence and you lived there (and only there) for 2 years before she needed formal care, then it should be excluded, if you are 60 or over!

I hope this assists and answers your question.

Kind Regards

AL

Aston Lawyer and other Law Specialists are ready to help you
Ask your own question now