General Chat

Thank you Det, I couldn't have put it better in such a concise form.
It is my belief (without proof) that my wife's inheritance largely financed SIL's bungalow and the work in cowboy's bungalow. Where else on this planet can you get a prefabricated bungalow built in ten days while elsewhere it takes two years to install a flat pack kitchen ? Annoyed ? of course. Paper trail (receipts) none.They have pressurised and taken advantage of my wife who is naive with money.

Well David, sadly it would appear that as it was your wife's money, it was up to her how she managed it, wisely or unwisely, However, I certainly would object in the most forceful way at being expected to have these people in my home at any time, never mind every evening!!!!! Tbh, I simply wouldn't put up with it!!!

David, if your belief that your wife helped to fund the purchase of her s-in-l's house, it could be that the reason was that your wife's sibling was entitled to half the inheritance; if her sibling had died the inheritance would have passed to the next-of-kin.

Ellen would have been obliged by law to pass on her sibling's share if it was a shared inheritance. Ask Ellen. It would save you a lot of upset.



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I was present when MIL's will was was read, so was SIL>
My wife was / is the sole beneficiary.

Maybe your SIL felt aggrieved at the contents of her parents will and sought to contest it, Perhaps your wife felt the situation to be unfair and gifted her sibling what she thought to be her fair share maybe through paying for their house to be built? Only your wife would know why she allowed or gave her money to be spent in this way unless she chose to tell you, as only she would be party to any arrangement as it is/was her money which she can spend on anything as she pleases including her sister. You'd have to talk to her David to understand her reasons for her actions,although there is nothing that can make her tell you if she doesn't wish to do so.

I agree with Magpie.

David, you sound aggrieved about sis-in-law getting anything. Ellen made a magnanimous gesture, in my opinion, so perhaps she felt it a tad unfair that her sibling got nothing? Could you bring yourself to think how fair-minded Ellen must be and leave it at that?