being asked to pay out of one's own pocket

ethan

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I have a mate whose a beneficiary of a will from a deceased relative who is being asked to pay costs towards the estate out of his own pocket. He's not too keen on this because he doesn't have the amount being requested.
Would this be considered fair or standard practice. The money required is to pay a barrister the solicitor employed to issue a repossession order on a house that formed part of the estate? At no time were any of the beneficiaries informed they would be personally liable for any costs incurred.
 
I think he's stuffed then as he doesn't have the money. As far as he's concerned the solicitor should deduct it from his share of the estate.
 
EvilRob said:
Of course they can if they are authorised to by the executor.
@OP who is the executor?

Unless there was a lack of liquidity in the estate (ie no assets that can easily be converted to cash - just the tenanted property) this should be managed by the executor using assets from the estate and then whatever is left over paid out to beneficiaries.
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There are two beneficiaries. Both are also executors.
 
EvilRob said:
That sounds reasonably straight forward. Is there any cash or assets they could easily sell in the estate to pay these fees?
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I think that is the point. Throughout the entirety of the process the solicitor maintained all costs would be met by the estate. There is still a house to be sold. However, the solicitor is now asking for some of his costs to be paid directly by the executors instead of from the sale of the house?
 
Tbf I think the deceased hired the solicitor and according to one of the executors it was the solicitor who stated all costs would come from the estate -not me.
 
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