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Wow, didn't know that https://www.theaa.com/about-us/aa-history

My issues are pretty clear from my original post. The delays caused by the incompetence of the solicitor/executor, the damage to my late Aunt's property as we now go through the third winter without heating and ventilation, his inability to inform and engage with beneficiaries because he will not use technology around for decades or in the case of the telephone 150 years, which has exacerbated everything, I have some very helpful pieces of advice, including one by PM/DM who had similar experience, so unless the last two posters have constructive things to say I'll leave it there, Cheers.

Heavens. This is exactly what you are doing Referring to people like me as the usual suspects. Saying people like me are ideologically obsessed and hound people out. And then when you are questioned just come out with the same rhetoric again (and again and again and again). I promise myself not to post on this thread and then you post this sort of dismissive nonsense. It is difficult to be polite but I try......

Complaint letters already sent that he bats off. IT incompetence just exacerbates the problem House under offer but he doesn't tell us this, we have to call the agents. He had a wobbly when the gold digger contacted a previous estate agent - we have little to do with the GD.

Drugs deal. Not sure what sort of mopeds/scooters dealers use. The cash for crash are relatively new and clean. Not sure what the arrangement is with the owners, obviously everyone gets a cut.

The executor is responsible for maintaining the estate and distributing this to beneficiaries. Two years after probate he clearly has not maintained the estate nor executed the will. One reason for this long delay, which has allowed the house to deteriorate (as well as him not overseeing care and maintenance), is because he refuses (and no doubt is incapable) of using modern means to communicate with beneficiaries. One means being the telephone that was invented in 1876. I doubt whether anyone on this forum would use a business that operates in his way.

Could have been worse, they may have turned up for Beckham's last match, Lorient vs PSG, only to find that it wasn't at Brisbane Road, the home of Leyton Orient.

That a shocking story. Spurs? You appear to be lost. Haringey is very much the other side of the river.

With that attitude you should have been fined and had points on your license. You appear to be stuck with the view that you are a good driver and that you cannot improve. How long since you had your last lesson? I could teach you many things. But I am not arrogant and happy to see where I can improve. It will only take one mistake for you to kill a child driving above the speed limit in an urban area.

@CPR Dave He needs to communicate collectively with all of the beneficiaries. That is the whole point of my original post. Electronic communications are the best way of doing this, as I am doing now on this forum. Apart from the gold digger who will get a six figure sum the rest of us are on four figures, and that is going down by the day. I'm offended by any suggestion that we are not behaving well. What on earth do you mean?

Harrow. I wish that I had done more before Covid, including putting my name forward as an executor and seeking power of attorney. I performed the latter for my later mother, and with no executor named in her will I did probate and executed her will, all very straightforward as financial affairs all in order particularly due to the work of my sister who managed our mother's accounts. But from 2020 onward it was difficult to tell someone who was very frail she needed to change her will etc. There's a further tail about the 'friend' of my aunt who gets around 90% of the estate, and some manipulation of my aunt's finances by this friend. Police wont get out of bed for a million or so for fraud cases so didn't go to them.

He's probably in his 70s, just doing a few more bits of work for his clients, many now deceased (ie executing their wills) who will be in their 90s. Everyone else who is younger than 90 will do their research and not use him,

There is no growing narrative. Sunak published a motorists' charter which made sod all difference to his election. The AA and others have a whinge. It's not going to happen (strip the powers of local authorities). Even under Reform/Far-age. As said above @AylwardS "PCNs are issued because someone did something they shouldn’t"

Thanks all, our hope was (despite the diminishing estate) he would get on with it. Progress is glacial, it's been two years since probate was granted, that's two cold and damp winters with no heating, and not surprisingly a pipe burst. He's blames the issues on the estate agent, who separately had a dispute with him, he had a wobbly when one of the beneficiaries spoke to the estate agent. Separately he said it was the family's fault for letting the property get into a poor condition. It was dated, but certainly not in poor condition. There are two five star reviews on Google, and five one star: ** WARNING** This solicitor firm has to be one of the worst I have encountered. The solicitor is prehistoric in his practices and will carry out work at his own snails pace, the fax machine he uses gets turned off at 2 pm and its near impossible to get him on the phone. STAY AWAY, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, check the solicitors ombudsman, this firm has previous bad practice recorded. Disgusting under no circumstances use this solicitor.For over 10 years he has not carried out the terms of a Will he has not re-invested money but has retained it. He writes letters which are pure "Flannel" excuses for doing nothing. You have been warned shocking experience, delayed the whole process, told other side solicitors to not contact him as he feels pressured etc. never use. Not fit for 21st century. No website, no email address, no electronic transfer. Very slow, very little communication. Was not a pleasant experience dealing with this firm

The solicitor is also the Executor. Big mistake, but my Aunt was very old, and this was the Covid years and shortly after so impossible to intervene and get a couple of close relatives to do this. She had no children so this is the nephews and nieces. He is a single practitioner, and most at his age would have long since retired - there is a question over his competence Two letters have already gone essentially complaining - batted off and 'amusingly' one put the blame on us. There are five on our side, all speaking to each other, and ideally would work as a single point of contact. But he has said that this is not allowed - we've all given approval to act on each others behalf. There are five on her late husband's side, who have not engaged with us despite the suggestion to work as a team, There is one other, who get's the lion's share, the typicical 'friend', but we are long since challenging the will. I would like to put another complaint together that he has not used modern collective communication (I expect that he is incapable) which had seriously delayed the execution of the will. I know many in their 80s very adept with smart phones so that is not an ageist comment. The house has deteriorated very badly, with cold, damp and a serious leak. PM me if you want to see the dreadful condition that it is now in. I would also question why if the five of us are happy to work together why all of us need to confirm in writing. The house was lived in until Feb 23, and has been allowed to get like this.