Two years ago my friend's mother died. She had been seriously ill with with cancer for several years and he had been nursing her through that time. To support themselves they had used her credit cards and run up a bill of approx £6,000.(posted 7978 days ago)She did not make a will and died in testate (I think the term is). The only asset was the house which was in her name.
My friend was told to seek a solicitor, who contacted the credit card companies. Instead of making any effort to have the debt reduced or writtten off, the solicitor offered to have the house (whose mortgage had been fully paid) sold to pay off the debt.
My friend is the non-complaining type who believed (and still belives) that the solicitor was doing his best for him. I thought the situation was scandalous but in the end my friend who is unemployed was forced to move from the home he'd grown up in. He was eventually given a small lump sum after the solicitor had taken his large fee.
I'd be interested in any comments you have on this matter.